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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Pump Shock: Study Finds Surprising Market Impact of Gas Tax Increase
Increasing the gas tax does not result in a commensurate penny-to-penny increase in the retail price motorists pay at the pump, a study of the market impacts of five state gas tax increases enacted in 2013 found. The analysis, by Dr. Alison Black, chief economist [...]
State Analysis Shows Gas Tax Supporters Not Hurt at Ballot Box
(Washington, D.C.)— Voting for a gas tax increase to fund transportation investments has not hurt Republicans or Democrats at the ballot box, a new political analysis shows. Ninety-five percent of all Republican state legislators who voted to increase their state gas tax to fund transportation [...]
Fourteen State DOTs Concerned About Feasibility of Future Transportation Projects due to Highway Trust Fund Uncertainty
Officials in 14 states have said that their transportation programs will be impacted if Congress does not take action soon to fix the ailing Highway Trust Fund (HTF). Four of those states have already canceled or delayed more than $868 million in transportation improvement projects [...]
Transportation Proposal Pushed by Conservative Activists Would Force States to Raise Gas Taxes An Average of 23.5 Cents-Per-Gallon
Alaska Would Need Largest Gas Tax Hike of $1 Per Gallon, Followed By Montana at 44.5 Cents-Per-Gallon To Keep Current Funding Levels Under Plan to Gut Federal Funding For State Highway Capital Investments (WASHINGTON, D.C.)—Transportation legislation being pushed in Congress by Heritage Action, the Club [...]
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 [...]
Twenty Three States Express Federal Funding Concerns
By Lital Shair, Market Research Associate with ARTBA Uncertainty surrounding the future of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) continues to have ripple effects on state transportation planning. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on June 26 became the 23rd state to express uncertainty about the [...]
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