Blogs

The Board of Directors for the Transportation Alliance has approved the 2013 Transportation Legislative Agenda.  You can read the Agenda with our legislative positions and priorities here.”

Here are the presentations from the January 7, 2013 Transportation Workshop for Legislators:

Road to Success workshop

AMC Presentation

Legislative briefing:  Minnesota's Municipal Transportation System

CTIB Overview

Sherry Munyon, Minnesota Public Transit Association

Economic Impact of Construction

Is your priority on the Mn/DOT list of unfunded needs?

Your Input Is Needed! Attached you will find a list of unfunded needs that was assembled by MnDOT in response to a request from a national organization called TRIP which is  putting together a report on the top 100 transportation challenges in Minnesota. MnDOT has projected the unmet highway need on the state trunk highway system at $10 to $12 billion over the next 20 years.  The list you have identifies projects totaling about $7 billion that are not funded but would make Minnesota’s transportation system an economically competitive/world class system.  An additional $3 billion worth of projects has not yet been identified.

Please tell us – Are there any high profile projects on the trunk highway system that are missing on this list that should be included in the next 20 years to provide a more economically competitive highway system that would fit in the $10 to $12 billion unmet need amount?  What do you see as the top needs on our state highway and transit system over the coming two decades?

Your feedback is important as we work to develop a common vision and message regarding the future of our state’s transportation system and work to convince policymakers of the need for additional investments.

Mn/DOT list of unfunded needs   Is your  priority listed?

The passage of MAP-21: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21^stCentury represents a real victory for the transportation community despite its numerous shortcomings.  While the serious challenge of how to stabilize and increase funding into the Highway Trust Fund remains, the fact that a new transportation authorization act was finally passed and signed into law during a major election year after years of delay is significant. 

Here’s why transportation advocates should take heart:

This article was originally written by Margaret Donahoe for Finance & Commerce, a business and finance journal published out of Minneapolis, and can be found on their website here.

Congress has a handful of days to agree on a new transportation authorization act before June 30, the deadline for when the authority to collect the federal fuel tax — and the ability of states to receive federal transportation dollars — comes to a halt.