Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) on April 13 signed legislation providing $3.3 billion in new transportation funding, including: A one-time general funding transfer; Higher fees on electric vehicle, gradually increasing from $100 to [...]
Model legislative language is a primary resource offered by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) to assist lawmakers and advocates with introducing new transportation revenue sources in state legislatures. These reports provide draft [...]
The milestone 10th Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates (July 10-11 in Washington, D.C.) brings together lawmakers, public officials, industry professionals and other experts to share best practices, learn new [...]
What happened: Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) identified a potential transportation funding gap as high as $166 billion in its draft 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The plan focuses on maintaining and preserving the existing state [...]
What Happened: A Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) report released March 7 finds the state has $3.9 billion in annual unfunded road and bridge infrastructure needs. Why it Matters: Transportation projects in [...]
State lawmakers introduced over 150 transportation funding bills in 32 states since the start of the 2023 legislative session, according to ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center. These bills have the potential to generate [...]
What happened: Increased transportation investment has been highlighted in several governor’s budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year, including: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) Feb. 15 proposed more than $520 million in additional [...]
What happened: Louisiana Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson, during a Feb. 15 meeting with the Louisiana Electric Vehicle Task Force, recommended the state test a mileage-based user fee program using state-owned vehicles. Sec. Wilson [...]
The Transportation Systems Surtax was an initiative in Orange County, Fla. to provide a 1% sales tax addition to help fund transportation projects and systems across the county. The measure, which was rejected [...]
What happened: The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR), a nonpartisan research organization formed by the General Assembly in 1978, reported Jan. 2023 that the state has $62.9 billion in unmet infrastructure [...]
