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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
August 10: State Transportation Funding Midweek Roundup
By Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center A poll conducted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers concluded that nearly half of Americans in both parties believe infrastructure quality has declined over the past five years. More than 70 percent of respondents also stated that federal, [...]
Aug. 1: New Jersey Senate Postpones Transportation Funding Vote
Unable to garner enough votes to ensure the measure would be veto-proof, New Jersey Senate Democrats on Aug. 1 failed to bring to vote a plan that would increase transportation funding by $20 billion over 10 years. According to Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen), Senate Democrats [...]
July 28: State Transportation Funding Weekly Roundup
With Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Wisconsin’s transportation fund is facing a $939 million funding shortfall for the 2017-2019 budget, according to a recent analysis released by the state’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Gov. Scott Walker (R) has repeatedly stated his opposition to increasing the [...]
July 21: State Transportation Funding Weekly Roundup
with Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Due to a constrained budget, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced July 11 that many new highway “capacity” projects to add lanes or build roads would be delayed as they focus a majority of funding on road [...]
July 19: N.J. Governor Rejects Newest Transportation Funding Plan
By Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) rejected the latest proposal that would have provided a funding solution for the state’s depleted Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). The plan, introduced by Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D) on July 13, has [...]
July 15: ARTBA Analysis Shows Real Cost of N.J. Transportation Fund Shut Down
By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor ARTBA The ongoing halt to New Jersey transportation projects ordered by Gov. Chris Christie (R) could cost the construction industry and state taxpayers at least $41 million and jeopardize 1,700 workers, analysis from ARTBA’s Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black [...]
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