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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
November 2014 State Transportation Funding Initiatives Report
The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center's updated report of state funding initiatives is now available! TIC staff's recent review finds several states approved transportation ballot measures during the November 4 election. In addition: A new transportation funding bill was introduced in New Jersey; California Governor Jerry Brown (D) approved a vehicle-miles-traveled study and [...]
October 2014: State Funding Initiatives Report
Our updated review of state funding initiatives is now available. Our recent review of state legislatures shows that several states plan to consider transportation ballot measures in the upcoming November election. In addition, two transportation bills in California were approved by the state legislature and are currently awaiting [...]
Lawmakers and Missouri Residents Discuss State Transportation Funding
Missouri voters weighed in on transportation funding options during an August 4 town hall meeting in Columbia, Missouri, one month after a three-fourths-cent transportation sales tax increase was defeated at the polls. Residents discussed several road funding options, including raising the state gas tax, toll [...]
Santa Clara Business Leaders Delay Transportation Sales Tax Campaign
Business leaders in Santa Clara County, California have decided to wait until 2016 to move forward on a ballot initiative campaign to increase the county sales tax for transportation investment. The proposed sales tax increase was expected to raise $3.7 billion over the next three [...]
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Introduces GO Bond
Last week the San Francisco Board of Supervisors introduced a $500 million general-obligation transportation bond (GO Bond) for the November ballot. This bond is one of three measures introduced last week as part of the “Transportation 2030” plan. “Transportation 2030” was launched to promote a [...]
San Francisco Unveils “Transportation 2030”
Yesterday, the City and County of San Francisco launched the website “Transportation 2030” to promote a strategic infrastructure investment plan. The website includes a detailed report on three measures that the city is proposing to solve its transportation infrastructure shortfall. The measures are: A $500 [...]
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