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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Report Examines Delaware’s Successful Transportation Funding Legislation
The TIAC staff researches and prepares detailed case studies of recent successful—and unsuccessful—state and local legislative and ballot initiative campaigns aimed at increasing transportation infrastructure investment. For each case, the studies dig into the politics, issues, media and major players involved in the effort. You’ll [...]
Updated Report Examines 2015 State Transportation Funding Legislation
An updated report with information on over 160 transportation funding initiatives introduced in 2015—what’s passed, what’s failed, and what’s still pending—is now available. So far in 2015: Washington, Nebraska, Georgia, Idaho, Utah, South Dakota, Iowa, and Delaware all passed legislation to ensure recurring transportation funding; [...]
Delaware Legislature Approves Transportation Fund Increase
The Delaware Legislature approved a bill just before midnight on June 30 to increase Department of Motor Vehicle Fees—last increased in 1990—for an additional $23.9 million per year for the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. House Bill 140 was passed by the House on May 14 [...]
Over 61,000 U.S. Bridges Need Structural Repair
(WASHINGTON)— An analysis of the recently-released 2014 U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) National Bridge Inventory database finds good news and bad news when it comes to the most heavily traveled U.S. bridges. The good news is that there are over 2,000 fewer structurally deficient structures [...]
Updated: Twenty Six States Express Federal Funding Concerns
With people traveling in record numbers across our nation’s roads this 4th of July weekend, the need to repair our nation’s infrastructure is even clearer. However, many states may halt or delay needed transportation projects due to uncertainty surrounding the future of the Highway Trust [...]
Delaware Lawmakers Approve $40 Million Transfer from Transportation Funds
The Delaware legislature approved a proposal from Governor Jack Markell (D) July 1 that transfers $40 million in earmarked transportation projects to balance the state’s $3.8 billion operating budget for the 2015 fiscal year. In January, Markell and Transportation Secretary Shailen Bhatt introduced a plan [...]
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