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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
August 9: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson recommends raising the gas tax in the next two years. Read More>> Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, faces a $4.39 billion gap in transportation funding needs over the next 25 years just to maintain existing assets. The region may [...]
Michigan House Develops Price-Neutral Road Funding Plan
Michigan House Republicans say the state can raise $542.5 million annually for road repairs by phasing out its 6 percent sales tax on gasoline and replacing it with an increased state gas tax. The state sales tax on gas generates an estimated $894 million in annual [...]
May 31: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Seattle Transportation Department (SDOT) is exploring congestion pricing to reduce congestion and pollution while increasing transportation efficiency. SDOT detailed the measures in a congestion pricing study and blog post. Read More>> The Connecticut transportation fund could net between $600 million and $800 million [...]
May 23: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) May 17 signed legislation raising the annual electric vehicle registration fee by $130. The new revenue will supplement the Road Use Tax Fund, which supports transportation construction and maintenance. Read More>> More than two-fifths of Illinois’ major roads are [...]
May 10: Transportation Funding News Roundup
Missouri voters last year rejected a transportation funding measure despite the state’s $800 million annual shortfall for roads and bridges. Why? ARTBA’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center”™ (ARTBA-TIAC) in a new report explores how the $400 million annual funding measure introduced by the state legislature failed [...]
April. 26. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Don’t Miss Our Free April 29 Webinar on State Campaign Success Strategies. Three advocates will share their experiences managing multi-year campaigns, harnessing public and legislative will to revisit the issue, and passing multiple bills to address their states’ shortfalls. Attendees will learn how to reach out to lawmakers [...]
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