The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s updated report of state funding initiatives is now available! TIC staff’s recent review finds several states preparing for the 2015 legislative session. The Michigan legislature reached a transportation funding deal December 18. The [...]
The Steele County, Minn. Board of Commissioners December 16 unanimously approved f a half-cent general sales tax to raise revenue for transportation investment. The tax will last for ten years, and is expected [...]
The Michigan legislature December 19 approved a ballot measure for May 2015 that would result in an annual increase of $1.2 billion for highway and bridge investment and $112 million for transit and [...]
Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) December 16 unveiled a $12 billion state transportation funding plan. The 12-year proposal would be funded through a combination of bonds, fees, and a new carbon tax. It [...]
Looking Back at 2014 Transportation was a hot topic with state legislatures in 2014, with 66 bills introduced across the country. Over twenty transportation-related bills were approved, with funding legislation approved in 11 [...]
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) December 15 confirmed he is working with Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-3) and Assembly President Vincent Prieto (D-32) on finding a solution for the state’s transportation trust [...]
Strong leadership, voter trust and an emphasis on economic prosperity are three reasons a Forsyth County, GA commissioner believes a $200 million transportation bond was successfully passed by voters on November 4. In [...]
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—The U.S. transportation construction market will grow 3.1 percent from $185.9 billion in 2014 to $191.7 billion in 2015, according to a forecast released December 3 by American Road & Transportation Builders [...]
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) third annual LoTrans™ 2014, the Local Transportation Management & Safety Virtual Conference, kicks off December 10 at 11:30am ET with a live presentation on state [...]
