Unsuccessful Legislative Campaigns

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CONNECTICUT: SENATE BILL 699 (2013)

This unsuccessful campaign with the Connecticut state legislature failed to advance legislation that aimed to address congestion pricing. On January 25, 2013, Senate Bill 699 was introduced and assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation. There was a public hearing scheduled for February 25, 2013, but by March 27, 2013, Senate Bill 699 failed the “Joint Favorable Deadline” that had been previously established.

Case Study – Connecticut – 2013
Motor Transport Association Statement, Joint Committee on Transportation: CT-Michael Riley, President, Motor Transport Association of Connecticut -TMY
Connecticut Citizens Transportation Lobby Testimony, Joint Committee on Transportation (February 2013) CONNECTICUT Jill Kelly & Carol Leighton, Co-Chairs, The Connecticut Citizens Transportation Lobby-TMY
Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers Testimony, Joint Committee on Transportation: CONNECTICUT- American Society of Civil Engineers-
Frank DeFelice Testimony, Joint Committee on Transportation: CT-Frank DeFelice-TMY
Cindy Penkoff Testimony, Joint Committee on Transportation: CT-Cindy Penkoff-TMY
Al Phillips Testimony, Joint Committee on Transportation: CT-Al Phillips-TMY
Senate Bill 699: CT Bill Text 699

LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA: Local Gasoline Tax Increase (2013)

This victorious local government campaign to increase the gasoline tax in Leon County, Florida was implemented in September 2013. The Leon County Commission passed this five-cents-per-gallon gasoline tax increase in 2013, where only two members of the Leon County Commission voted against the tax increase. This new tax was implemented in January 2014 and will generate $4 million during the first year. Half of the new transportation revenue will fund infrastructure and transportation—which has been designated for the city of Tallahassee—while the other half of the funds will be dedicated to Leon County.