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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Identifying & Analyzing Significant State Transportation Funding Trends [July 17 ARTBA-TIAC Workshop]
Dozens of states have made progress since 2013 to meet their transportation funding needs, including 30 state gas tax increases or adjustments, and 20 new state electric vehicle fees. On July 17 in Washington, D.C., Dr. Alison Premo Black, chief economist with the American Road [...]
April. 12. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
In a bipartisan effort, the Colorado legislature plans to allocate $300 million for transportation in this year’s budget, $106 million more than the initial line item. It’s unclear where this revenue will be drawn from in the state’s $30.5 billion budget. Read More>> Connecticut [...]
Campaign Strategies & Successes: Maintaining Energy Towards Ongoing Transportation Funding Wins [ARTBA-TIAC Webinar]
Meeting a state’s transportation infrastructure needs is an ongoing challenge. Once legislation becomes law, the most successful advocates quickly reassess how to keep growing their state’s investment for maintenance and construction. In a free hour-long webinar from ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™”, three advocates will [...]
Virginia Legislature Approves $280 Million Funding Plan
In a show of bipartisanship, Virginia’s Republican-controlled legislature April 3 passed Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D) $280 million annual funding plan for Interstate 81 and other highway improvements. The revenue comes from a local 2.1 percent tax on the average wholesale price of fuel in districts [...]
Three States Pass Transportation Investment Laws in First Quarter 2019
Three states took action to increase transportation investment during the first three months of 2019, generating $409 million in new annual revenue for projects. A fourth state, Ohio, appears on the verge approving another $865 million in additional annual revenue for roads and bridges. In [...]
April 2: Ohio Lawmakers Approve $865 Million Transportation Funding Increase
Ohio lawmakers April 2 reached a deal to increase the state gas tax by 10.5 cents-per-gallon and the diesel tax by 19 cents-per-gallon, and implement annual registration fees of $200 for electric motor vehicles and $100 for plug-in hybrid motor vehicles. The measure, which takes [...]
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