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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Jan. 5: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Ohio Department of Transportation director Jerry Wray expressed concern that the state is falling behind on transportation projects, with 90 percent of the agency’s spending going to rehabilitating and maintaining existing roads and bridges and neglecting needed capacity-building projects. Read More>> Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (R) urged the [...]
March 9: Transportation Funding Legislation Advances in Three States
The Ohio Senate on March 1 approved a two-year budget measure that will provide $7.8 billion in transportation funding. The measure would also permit counties to levy an additional $5 motor vehicle registration tax (subject to voter approval). The bill now goes to the Senate [...]
May 20 Weekly Transportation Funding Roundup
by Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Ballot initiatives proposed by a coalition of Colorado businesses that sought to increase investment in roads, bridges, and highways throughout the state were withdrawn on May 18 from this year’s upcoming election. The number of initiatives on November’s [...]
April 7: State Transportation Budget Discussion Roundup
The New York legislature reached a budget agreement April 1 that includes $55 billion for the state’s transportation plan, including $27.14 billion for the state Department of Transportation and $27.98 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Mike Elmendorf, president of Rebuild New York Now, stated [...]
OHIO: HOUSE BILL 51 (2013)
In 2013, the Ohio state legislature delivered an increase in transportation funding. Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) signed a two-year, $7.6 billion transportation and public safety budget bill that also permitted states to use toll revenue from the Ohio Turnpike for projects beyond its 241-mile [...]
Looming Highway Trust Fund Crisis: Impact on State Transportation Programs
by Lital Shair, Market Research Associate Updated May 27, 2015 An updated report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association finds that seven states have delayed or canceled projects, valued at $1.63 billion, out of concern over long-term federal highway funding. Federal funds, on average, [...]
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