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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Feb 15. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Wisconsin Republican legislators on Feb. 4 suggested tolling was the best way to fund highway network repairs, however Gov. Tony Evers (D) indicated that he is more open to raising or indexing the gas tax. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R – 63) and Senate [...]
Feb. 6: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Minnesota state officials said Feb. 4 spending on a $2 billion light rail project scheduled to begin service in 2023 would continue, spurring the state’s economic momentum and keeping a potential recession at bay. Read More>> Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchbanks on Feb. 5 called attention to a $1 [...]
University of Alabama Releases Report on State Transportation Infrastructure Challenges
The University of Alabama’s Research and Economic Development department released a Feb. 1 report evaluating Alabama’s road network in comparison with neighboring states, assessing potential challenges facing the highway system, and outlining policy options to meet these challenges. One of the most prominent challenges identified [...]
January 2019 State Transportation Funding Overview
Twenty-nine states introduced over 87 bills related to increasing transportation investment in the first month of 2019. Motor fuel taxes continue to be a popular method to raise new revenue. Nine states— Arizona, Hawaii, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Virginia, and Wyoming— [...]
Jan. 31: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Monroe County, Michigan on Jan.25 cancelled its snow removal contract with the state transportation department due to concerns that winter transportation maintenance expenses could jeopardize its funding for summer projects. Read More>> Additionally, Michigan’s Consensus Policy Project, composed of former state lawmakers, on Jan. 31 proposed raising the [...]
Minnesota Faces $6 Billion Transportation Funding Gap
The Minnesota legislature’s inability to agree on a long-term transportation funding deal has contributed to a $6 billion gap, according to the new head of the state’s transportation department. Legislators generally support additional funding, but political agreement on how to generate it remains undecided. The [...]
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