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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Feb. 23: Fifty-nine State Transportation Funding Bills Tracked in First Two Months of 2017
Since the start of 2017, TIAC has tracked 59 transportation funding bills being considered in 21 states. This number closely matches the amount of legislation TIAC tracked over the same time period in 2015 and 2016, and is projected to grow as new bills are [...]
Feb. 15: Nearly 56,000 American Bridges on Structurally Deficient List, New Analysis of Federal Data Shows
Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org Highlights: List includes: Brooklyn & Throgs Neck (N.Y.), Yankee Doodle (Conn.), Memorial (Va.-DC) and Greensboro (N.C.) Bridges. 1,900 structurally deficient bridges are on the Interstate Highway System. Average age of a structurally deficient bridge is 67 years old, compared to 39 years [...]
Feb. 10: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Indiana House Democrats announced a plan on Feb. 6 to increase transportation funding by $800 million to $900 million annually by dedicating the annual state agency budget reversions toward state and local funding; ensuring all motor fuel taxes—including the state sales tax on fuel purchases—are [...]
Feb. 8: Review the Free Recording of the “Campaigning for a Transportation Fund Lockbox” Webinar
Three state transportation funding advocates came together on Feb. 7 to share their experiences campaigning for—and successfully passing—a state transportation fund lockbox. These lockboxes, designed to constitutionally ensure that revenue generated by motor fuel taxes are not used for non-transportation related purposes, were approved by [...]
Feb. 2: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A Jan. 26 review of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) by the Legislative Audit Bureau found that the agency did not take into account inflation and design changes when estimating project cost, causing them to greatly underestimate the cost of 19 projects from 2006 – 2015, [...]
Register for Tuesday’s Free Webinar “Campaigning for a Transportation Fund Lockbox”
Three advocates will share their experiences running successful state transportation fund lockbox campaigns during a free hour-long webinar on Feb. 7 hosted by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC). Speakers will discuss 2014 and 2016 legislation, and subsequent ballot measures, in Maryland, Illinois and New [...]
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