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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
July 1: State Transportation Funding Weekly Roundup
With Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Gas taxes increased on July 1 by 4.9 cents per gallon in Washington state, and 0.9 cents per gallon in Maryland. The same day, California decreased its gas tax by 2.2 cents per gallon, while Nebraska and North [...]
June 6: Analysis of North Carolina’s Successful 2015 Campaign to Increase Transportation Funding
In 2015, North Carolina state lawmakers prevented a dramatic motor fuel tax cut, eliminated Highway Fund transfers, raised Division of Motor Vehicle fees, increased the tax on out-of-state motor vehicle purchases, and permitted municipalities to increase their local vehicle sales tax. By doing so, the [...]
North Carolina 2015 Transportation Funding Increase
In 2015, North Carolina state lawmakers prevented a dramatic motor fuel tax cut, eliminated Highway Fund transfers, raised Division of Motor Vehicle fees, increased the tax on out-of-state motor vehicle purchases, and permitted municipalities to increase their local vehicle sales tax. By doing so, the [...]
April 8 Roundup: Recent Local Transportation Funding News
Locals are moving ahead on transportation funding. Voters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, approved an April 5 ballot measure to create a new permanent 0.085 percent sales tax to generate $102 million over the next 15 years for the city’s transportation infrastructure. Of that amount, $45 million [...]
Feb. 24: “Thinking Beyond the Gas Tax” Webinar Recording Available
A recording of the Feb. 24 TIAC webinar, “Thinking Beyond the Gas Tax”, is now available online. The webinar explored how three states successfully increased state transportation investment when raising motor fuel taxes was not an option. Jack Ladd, executive director of Move Texas Forward, [...]
Feb. 18: Nearly 59,000 U.S. Bridges Still Structurally Deficient
There’s good news and bad news to report about the condition of America’s bridges. The good news is there were 2,574 fewer structurally deficient bridges in 2015 compared to the number in 2014. The bad news is there are still 58,500 on the structurally deficient list—and [...]
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