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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
July 18 Workshop Features Transportation Advocate Sharing Strategies to Protect Funding Increases
Transportation funding advocacy doesn't end once legislation is approved! Join fellow transportation champions in the Nation's Capitol on July 18 to learn how a California coalition is mobilizing to protect a $5.4 billion transportation funding increase from anti-tax proponents. Michael Quigley, executive director of the [...]
May 11: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Connecticut lawmakers approved a compromise deal within the state budget on May 9 to accelerate the transfer of the sales tax on cars from the general fund to the transportation fund, and utilize bonds ($250 million in General Obligation bonds, which will be repaid from [...]
May 7: Colorado Lawmakers Announce Transportation Funding Deal
Colorado lawmakers reached a deal on May 7 to provide revenue from the state's general fund— $495 million in 2018, $150 million in 2019, and $50 million annually thereafter— and a $3.25 billion bond in order to fund transportation projects throughout the state. The bond, [...]
May 4: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The ability for states and cities to partially fund transportation projects with "new, non-Federal revenue" will be a factor when applying for grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Infrastructure Investments program this year. Credit will be given for states that increased taxes or [...]
May 4: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed into law on May 3 legislation to permit metro Atlanta to form a board and ask for voter approval of a local sales tax to fund transit expansion, and allotted $100 million in bonds for public transit. The Missouri [...]
April 27: State Transportation Funding News
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker warned Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) of an "economic death spiral" if the state legislature does not approve additional transportation funding. In an April 20 letter, Redeker said the agency will raise rail fares by 10 percent and [...]
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