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Mileage-Based User Fees: Path to a More Sustainable Transportation Future or...
MAP-21, the federal surface transportation authorization bill Congress passed this summer, doesn’t even officially take effect until next month. But a few folks on Capitol Hill are already reportedly...
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New Reports Focus on Port Infrastructure, Federal Transportation Investment,...
Four reports out this week highlight the potential consequences of not investing in the nation’s infrastructure and how states can make better use of existing resources to improve transportation. Our...
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States Ponder the Future as Transportation Infrastructure Needs Mount
A few items from the last few weeks provide a look at what states are learning about their future infrastructure needs, the harsh fiscal realities they face and how transportation priorities may need...
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Transportation & the 2012 Election Results
The 2012 election offered plenty to digest on the transportation front. From state and local ballot measures to the balance of power in Washington, here’s a rundown of what happened and where you can...
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Thanksgiving Week 2012 Transportation Policy Reading List
Before I depart for the long holiday weekend, I thought I would pass along some transportation policy-related links you might want to peruse in between turkey sandwiches, Black Friday sales and endless...
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Gas Tax Increases, Public-Private Partnerships, Tolling, Mileage-Based Fees...
I’m about to head to Austin for the CSG National Conference, where our Transportation Policy Task Force will convene Saturday to hear transportation experts discuss the state of the nation’s...
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20 States to Watch in 2013: Transportation Funding
With the days of 2012 dwindling to a precious few, it’s time to look ahead to 2013 and what could be on the horizon for states seeking funding solutions to their infrastructure needs. Could 2013 be the...
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Gas Tax Increases and Indexing Still Getting a Look in Some States But Face...
A gas tax increase in Minnesota appears dead for this session. A plan to index Louisiana’s gas tax to inflation failed to win votes this week. And transportation funding plans are moving forward in New...
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New Funding Available for States to Improve Transit Safety
Partially in response to a 2009 crash on the Washington, DC Metro system, which killed nine, Congress made safety an underlying concern of federal transit policy. This tragedy, combined with the...
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Suburban Poverty Presents Challenge for Transportation
We may have overlooked a key demographic shift as we stumbled into the 21st century. At some point in the prior decade, poverty in the suburbs began to grow at a faster rate than poverty in central...
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CSG Transportation Policy Academy Part 2: Portland State University’s...
The opening dinner of CSG’s Transportation Policy Academy in Portland, Oregon included remarks by Jennifer Dill, Ph.D., professor in the School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State...
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CSG Transportation Policy Academy Part 6: American Society of Civil...
The final morning of CSG’s Transportation Policy Academy in Portland, Oregon featured a transportation policy roundtable, which included a presentation on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2013...
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CSG Transportation Policy Academy Part 5: First Stop Portland Luncheon & Tour
State legislators attending this July’s CSG Transportation Policy Academy in Portland, Oregon also had the opportunity to see some of the city as part of a tour organized by First Stop Portland, a...
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Short Transportation Funding, States Consider Converting Roads to Gravel and...
While 2013 has been a big year for states considering and approving new transportation revenues, there are signs that a number of states are still struggling to figure out how to pay for maintaining...
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State Transportation Revenue Debates Likely to Continue into 2014
I have a new Capitol Research brief out this week looking at the “Changing Face of Transportation Revenues.” In it, I talk with university research professors and other transportation experts about the...
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