- Tennessee Governor Expected To Reveal More About Transportation Proposals Next Week
- USDOT Launches National Roadway Safety “Call To Action” Campaign
- New York Mayor Says City Can't Afford Additional Contribution To MTA's Budget
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Tennessee Governor Expected To Reveal More About Transportation Proposals Next Week
Axios Nashville reports, the draft of a new report from the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (a state agency) concludes that the cost of fulfilling Tennessee’s current infrastructure needs has increased to $62.9 billion, and transportation projects alone account for $34.7 billion. Governor Bill Lee (R) proposes to narrow the transportation funding gap without raising taxes or incurring debt. He is expected to reveal more details about proposals to develop tolled express lanes on the P3 model when he delivers his state of the state address next week.
Express Lanes P3 & Privatization Tennessee Tennessee DOTUSDOT Launches National Roadway Safety “Call To Action” Campaign
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today launched a USDOT “National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) Call to Action campaign, asking stakeholders to commit to specific actions in 2023 to reduce serious injuries and deaths on our roadways, which have reached crisis levels,” according to a USDOT news release. After years of decline, traffic fatalities spiked with the start of the pandemic and remain high. So far, 49 “early adopters” have signed on to the safety campaign, “including health and safety advocates, the private sector, municipal and law enforcement organizations, and more.” USDOT’s NRSS outlines a comprehensive approach to reducing traffic deaths that includes “safer people, safer vehicles, safer speeds, safer roads, and post-crash care, to work towards a goal of zero fatalities.”
Quarterly updates on NRSS implementation can be tracked on an online dashboard and in more detailed progress reports. Read here about the Call to Action commitments that have already been made. Stakeholders may self-report their responses to the open call through this online form.
Highway and Bridge Safety (Including COVID-19 Impacts) US Department of Transportation (USDOT)New York Mayor Says City Can't Afford Additional Contribution To MTA's Budget
Gothamist reports, New York City officials, including Mayor Eric Adams (D), are pushing back on the proposal that the city contribute an additional $500 million annually toward resolving MTA’s budget crisis. That proposal is part of a financial rescue plan that Governor Kathy Hochul (D) revealed earlier this week in a preview of the executive budget she will present to state lawmakers. “The city annually contributes approximately $2 billion to the MTA in direct and in-kind contributions and, while we recognize the significant fiscal challenges the MTA faces, we are concerned that this increased commitment could further strain our already-limited resources,” Adams stated. Gothamist notes, “A recent analysis by the Citizens Budget Commission found that city taxpayers provide 71% of the MTA’s non-fare and toll, nonfederal revenue.”
Company and Agency Financial Issues And Reports Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York New York CityThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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