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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2020

California could lose up to $20B over next 10 years because of COVID-19

The Mineta Transportation Institute study looked just at transportation revenue collected by the state, a package of taxes and fees established by Senate Bill 1 in 2017.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2020

Washington state report recommends VMT to fund highway system

Plan would replace gas tax to pay for infrastructure, which could set precedent as new federal authorization debate is set to begin.

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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2019

Calif.'s move to zero-emission vehicles will boost state's revenues

If the target of five million EVs by 2030 is met, the state will collect $2B more in revenue than if it moves at slower rate, new report says.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2019

Support for raising Federal gas tax continues to rise, finds Mineta report

Seventy-five percent of respondents supported a 10¢ increase in the gas tax if the revenue raised is dedicated to maintenance projects.

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ArticlesJune 5, 2019

Consultants Address Latest Trends, Challenges

With funding continuing to be an issue for transit projects, some of the top voices in the industry discuss ways to bridge that gap.

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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2018

L.A. Metro awarded $704M in state gas tax funding for major projects

The funding will go to Metro’s program of projects which include highway, transit and goods movement elements.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2017

Canada's TransLink places firm order for 106 New Flyer CNG buses

The order was supported by the Federal Gas Tax Fund, through which the Government of Canada provides funding for municipal infrastructure, including public transit. The funds are administered in B.C. by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2017

Calif.'s $52B budget proposes fee boost to pay for public transit

The deal, which could be voted on by the legislature as soon as next week, isn’t perfect but long overdue, said Gov. Brown.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2016

APTA opposes GOP plan to cut mass transit funding

The Republican platform, which stated that public transportation is "an inherently local affair that serves only a small portion of the population," also opposes increasing the federal gas tax.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2016

Americans support higher gas taxes, spending revenue on public transit

The survey is year seven of an annual series that repeats the same questions each year. This year’s results show that support for raising transportation taxes has grown over the past six years.

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