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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
August 22: Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is urging state legislators to present a transportation funding proposal. The chamber president said improvements to interstate highways, trunk lines, county roads, and local streets are critical to supporting state industries. Read More>> The recently approved Wisconsin state budget [...]
August 16: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) and Republican legislators agreed on a two-year budget that emphasizes new revenues and less borrowing by increasing vehicle registration fees. Evers highlighted The budget contains a lockbox provision that will protect transportation funding. Read More>> North Carolina Gov. Roy [...]
Maine’s Highway Repair Program Funding at Risk
Maine’s highway and bridge repair program could lose $175 million if state legislators don’t place a $105 million bond package on the November ballot, Maine Transportation Commissioner Bruce Van Note has warned. Maine voters approved bonds the past four years to patch the state’s chronically [...]
August 9: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson recommends raising the gas tax in the next two years. Read More>> Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, faces a $4.39 billion gap in transportation funding needs over the next 25 years just to maintain existing assets. The region may [...]
July 29: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
In response to feedback, local officials in Pinellas County, Florida, want to create a transportation solution that addresses congestion, safety, transit, job growth, affordable housing, and workforce training. Such a package is estimated to total $392 million in capital and $31.5 million annually in operations [...]
Analysis of Successful Campaign Practices in Alabama’s 2019 Transportation Investment Legislation
A new report by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (ARTBA-TIAC) analyzes Alabama’s successful 2019 campaign to increase transportation investment, including how organizations in the state built a coalition and obtained bipartisan consensus, and what led to the state’s transportation investment shortfall. It also explores significant [...]
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