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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
April 27: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Legislation Passed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) April 25 signed a law to increase vehicle registration fees, which will be used to fund the State Highway Patrol so revenue isn’t diverted from the state's transportation fund. The measure also eliminates a registration discount received by [...]
Transportation Funding Best Practices to be Explored at July 18 Advocates Workshop
Learn why and how a record number of transportation investment initiatives have passed since 2013 at the 5th Annual “National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates,” being held July 18 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. “There is no other event like [...]
March 29 : State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Washington Road Usage Charge Pilot Project has successfully enrolled 2,000 drivers from across the state to explore a new way to fund state transportation improvements, according to members of the state's steering committee. “With the start of the 12-month road usage charge pilot project, Washington is [...]
March 23 : State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) expects its staff to swell by 10 percent over the next five years, adding 2,000 employees as it works on projects funded by the new gasoline tax in Senate Bill 1. Caltrans began escalating its hiring efforts a year [...]
March 1 : State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A Wisconsin project to build a $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group plant in the southeast region of the state could reduce road funding for state projects by $90 million, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau said in a memo to Democratic lawmakers on Feb. 28. Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Gordon Hintz (Oshkosh) [...]
Feb. 16: Center Sets the Pace for State Transportation Investment
(This story appears in the January/February issue of Transportation Builder, which is publishing soon.) By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Whether Alabama or California, Ohio or Idaho, states often have similar needs, but usually take slightly different approaches to suit their population. Still, most state [...]
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