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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
June 4: Updated Report Tracks 209 Transportation Funding Bills in 39 States
One-time funding measures, primarily bonds or general fund transfers, are the most popular type of state transportation investment legislation introduced since the start of 2018, according to the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s™ (TIAC) latest tracking report. Twenty measures to increase transportation infrastructure funding have been [...]
June 1: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Dozens of Georgia transportation projects do not have sufficient funding to move forward, according to a May 31 report by The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). Read More>> The Oklahoma legislature’s diversion of transportation revenue to balance the general fund has caused one county to delay [...]
May 31: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Maine lawmakers may return for a special session, during which they will consider a measure to ask for voter approval of a $100 million bond package to fund highway and bridge work. The state legislature has until the end of June to consider the measure. [...]
Transportation Funding Advocates to Share Tips to Bridge the Urban/Rural Divide at July 18 Workshop
The transportation needs of urban and rural localities within the same state can vary wildly, at times creating barriers to uniting behind a transportation funding campaign. Two advocates are coming together on July 18 at the Hyatt Regency Washington in Washington, D.C., to discuss their [...]
May 22: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer (R) signed into law legislation to create the state's "Joint Legislative Transportation Vision Task Force" to evaluate the current system’s condition and funding of the state’s transportation system. The task force will make recommendations on the current and future transportation system [...]
May 17: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Due to additional transportation revenue from a 2015 fuel tax increase, the Iowa Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2019-2023 Improvement Program released May 8 shows over $1 billion dedicated to improve state-owned bridges and $1.8 billion to modernize and improve the safety of Iowa's highway [...]
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