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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Sept. 15: State Transportation Funding News Weekly Roundup
A coalition of 64 Californian business, labor and government groups signed a letter asking state lawmakers to return to Sacramento and resume discussions on a solution to California’s transportation funding shortfall. While the general legislative session has adjourned for the year, a special session is [...]
Sept. 8: State Transportation Funding Weekly Roundup
Kentucky transportation officials warned that by August 2017 the state’s road fund could fall below the financial cushion set by the state’s transportation cabinet. Read More>> Due to lower-than-expected revenue generated from Vermont’s motor fuel tax, lawmakers are considering a plan to cut $2.8 million [...]
Sept. 8: Washington Post Cites ARTBA-TIAC Primary Reelection Report
"...Yes, driving declined for much of that time anyway. The point is how much more, and how much more lastingly, it might have dropped if gas taxes had just kept pace with inflation. At least we could have had a closer fit between use of [...]
Aug. 31: FHWA to Administer $14.2 Million in Grants for Alternative Transportation Revenue Test Programs
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on Aug. 30 announced eight state transportation projects would receive $14.2 million in grants to assess alternative revenue mechanisms under the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) program. The projects test various methods of collecting state [...]
Aug. 29: State Transportation Funding Monday Morning Headlines
Transportation Funding Shortfalls With South Carolina ranked by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as having some of the deadliest roads in the country, the state’s Department of Transportation knows it needs to make major safety improvements to the state’s roads to save lives. But [...]
Aug. 25: Recorded Sessions from the 2016 Workshop Now Available!
Recorded sessions of the 3rd Annual “National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates” are now available for free on the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC) website. Speakers from 11 states – Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Arizona, California, South Dakota, North Carolina [...]
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