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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Washington Raises State Gas Tax on Aug. 1, but Retail Pump Prices Continue to Slide
Washington became the seventh state in 2015 to approve an increase in their state gas tax, joining Idaho, Iowa, Georgia, South Dakota, Utah and Nebraska. On Aug. 1, a 7 cents-per-gallon increase went into effect state-wide, with the remaining 4.9 cents of the 11.9 cents-per-gallon [...]
Tennessee Transportation Coalition Uses Maps to Highlight Unfunded Highway Projects
by Eileen Houlihan, ARTBA senior writer editor The Transportation Coalition of Tennessee, a statewide group of businesses, citizens, community leaders, public officials and organizations – including ARTBA chapter Tennessee Road Builders Association – launched a group of interactive maps Aug. 4 showing hundreds of unfunded [...]
North Carolina Leaders Deliberate Transportation Funding Proposals
North Carolina’s House of Representatives Aug. 3 introduced a plan to increase transportation funding for the state that combines elements of separate plans introduced by the Senate and Governor Pat McCrory (R) earlier this spring. House leaders said their package would generate $4.155 billion [...]
Miami Herald: Bridging the political divide on transportation funding
The below article was published by Matthew Ubben, president of 'Floridians for Better Transportation' and Transportation Investment Advocates Council member, in the Miami Herald on July 28, 2015. BY MATTHEW D. UBBEN bettertransportation.org Published in the Miami Herald July 28, 2015 Throughout the history of mankind, people [...]
Free Webinar: The Path Forward on the Federal Highway & Transit Investment Bill & Potential Transportation Construction Market Impacts
For the first time in more than a decade, one chamber of the U.S. Congress has passed a surface transportation reauthorization investment bill that is longer than two years. The Senate’s July 30 approval (65-34) of the “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the [...]
TIAC hosts 2nd Annual Transportation Advocates Workshop
With seven states agreeing to raise gas taxes so far this year, three major ballot initiatives on the horizon and Congress facing a July 31 deadline to extend federal funding, transportation advocates couldn’t have picked a better time to discuss best practices and upcoming challenges. [...]
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