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October 2016 News and Update
10/17/2016
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TDA Annual Meeting
November 15, 2016
Monona Terrace
2016, what a year…
- 50 plus presentations to chambers of commerce and others.
- 6 regional meetings.
- Over 500 tweets and Facebook postings.
- More than 5,000 contacts to elected officials by 1,700 advocates.
- Upwards of 500 Just Fix It resolutions.
- 10,000 Just Fix It buttons distributed.
- In excess of 200 press hits posted to the TDA website, including positive editorials in every major daily.
- An unprecedented event with 70 local community forums around the state.
So the questions is: What’s next? How do we not only keep the momentum going but grow the momentum?
Please attend this year’s annual meeting to hear the answer to those questions and what you can do to help.
Click here to register online and
here to view the registration form.
Please register by November 9th.
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TDA Fly-in to Return in 2018
With a new administration coming to DC in 2017, there is increased demand for convention space next spring. This combined with a tight schedule of conflicting events has made securing hotel space during March or April really tough. And moving the event to May would bring the event squarely into the construction season and perhaps be a challenge for those involved with the 2017-2019 state budget process.
So TDA’s plan is to focus on state funding and the Just Fix It campaign in the first part of 2017, while we will begin planning the 2018 Fly-in. We will continue to monitor federal transportation issues and provide opportunities for members to provide input to our congressional delegation.
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Turnout for Transportation
One night, 70 community forums
Thanks to all who participated in this first-of-its-kind event. And a special thanks to our local partners: the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Wisconsin Towns Association.
Pulling together an event of this size took a significant amount of work and collaboration.
But the results were well worth the effort:
- Thousands of local officials, business people and members of the public gathered on September 29th to discuss critical projects and services in each region and the need for the state to find a sustainable solution to Wisconsin’s transportation challenge.
- There were over 75 press hits around the state, ranging from TV coverage in larger markets to stories in local weekly newspapers.
- We also made a splash on social media with more than 400 tweets during the event, potentially reaching 60,000 plus people.
The goal was to put the spotlight on transportation, and together, we exceeded expectations.
Please plan to attend the TDA Annual Meeting on November 15th to help g
row the momentum
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Turnout for Transportation:
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Other Recent Media Coverage (since last update)
Click here for a complete listing.
Greg Buckley, Two Rivers City Manager: Cost savings alone won’t fund roads
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
October 13, 2016
WISTAX REPORT: As Local Roads Crumble, State Transportation Borrowing ‘No Longer an Option’
Patch.com
October 12, 2016
Senator Julie Lassa Column: It’s time to fix Wisconsin’s roads
The Tomah Journal
October 4, 2016
Milwaukee BizTimes Commentary: If we want to improve our roads, it’s going to cost us
Milwaukee BizTimes
October 3, 2016
Victoria Hanson of AAA Wisconsin: State road budget is on the wrong course
Wisconsin State Journal
September 26, 2016
Transportation proposal has little meat on its bones
The Country Today
September 26, 2016
Lincoln County signs on to ‘Just Fix It’ campaign
Merrill Foto News
September 22, 2016
Other Views: Rebuilding freeways is a need, not a want Craig Thompson
Janesville Gazette
September 21, 2016
Oneida County becomes 50th county in Wisconsin asking state to ‘Just Fix’ roads
WAEO/WJFW TV Rhinelander
September 20, 2016
Republicans take a fork in the (disintegrating?) roads
Blaska’s Bring It! , In Business
September 19, 2016
La Crosse Tribune: Roads require long-term solution
La Crosse Tribune
September 19, 2016
Thanks for 39/90. But what’s next?
Beloit Daily News
September 17, 2016
Walker transportation budget gets cool reception
La Crosse Tribune
September 16, 2016
Doyle weighs in on political battle over transportation funding
WXOW ABC La Crosse
September 16, 2016
Scott Walker transportation budget holds line on taxes, delays Verona Road expansion
Wisconsin State Journal
September 16, 2016
FRIDAY FINISHERS:DOT budget snubs southeast Wisconsin
Racine Journal Times
September 16, 2016
Critics decry Gov. Walker plan to delay Zoo Interchange and other highway projects
WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio
September 16, 2016
Wisconsin lawmakers not sold on Scott Walker’s transportation proposal
The Cap Times
September 16, 2016
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial: Stop kicking the can down the road
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
September 16, 2016
Zoo Interchange completion to be delayed under DOT budget proposal
Milwaukee Business Journal
September 15, 2016
Wisconsin Republicans broke ranks with Gov. Scott Walker on his transportation budget proposal Thursday, warning the governor’s plans to delay a number of major projects will leave the state facing higher road-building costs in the future
AP
September 15, 2016
Pushback on plan delaying I-94 work
Racine Journal Times
September 16, 2016
State 23 expansion delayed; interim work begins
Fond du Lac Reporter
September 16, 2016
Highway 23 expansion on hold east of Fond du Lac
WBAY ABC Green Bay
September 15, 2016
Walker Roads Plan Would Cut $447M, Delay Major Projects
Wisconsin Public Radio
September 16, 2016
Governor unveils state transportation plan at Lake Wissota
The Chippewa Herald
September 15, 2016
Verona Road construction hits a roadblock
NBC Madison
September 15, 2016
Buffalo County signs on to ‘Just Fix It’ campaign, pressuring Walker to fund roads
Winona Daily News
September 15, 2016
Walker: 2-year delay for Zoo Interchange, but no tax hike
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
September 15, 2016
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More than 525 Resolutions and Counting
The Just Fix It resolution count continues to grow. Upwards of 525 cities, counties, villages and towns have passed a resolution requesting state elected officials support a sustainable transportation solution. More roll in every day!
Click the image to view a larger map and a listing of the cities, towns, villages and counties that have passed the resolution.
And thanks to all the communities that have stepped up to show their support for transportation.
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New Jersey 17th State to Increase Transportation Revenue Since 2013
Governor Christie has signed legislation to increase the state’s gas tax by 23 cents per gallon and the diesel tax by 27 cents per gallon. The measure ends a three-month shutdown of all non-emergency work and will generate an additional $16 billion in transportation funding over the next eight years.
To make the measure acceptable to Governor Christie, who said he wouldn’t approve a gas tax increase without tax breaks elsewhere, the package includes the elimination of New Jersey’s estate tax, a reduction in the state’s 7 percent sales tax to 6.6 percent by 2018 and other tax cuts.
Critics of the bill are concerned the tax offsets will put too much pressure on the state’s general fund. Moody’s Investor Service agrees, stating in a release, "The net effect of the revenue package is credit negative because it will strain the state’s operating budget amid rapidly rising pension contributions and below-average revenue growth."
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Congress Passes a Continuing Resolution, Extends Federal Funding
Congress succeeded in passing a continuing resolution Sept. 28 that headed off a potential government shutdown and funds transportation programs and most federal agencies at prior-year levels through Dec. 9.
The CR passage, first in the Senate and then in the House, meant lawmakers could leave as scheduled at month's end without having a funding crisis when the new federal budget year begins Oct. 1.
But it also meant state departments of transportation and transit agencies around the country now face a delay of at least two months in receiving the scheduled Oct. 1 funding increases Congress already authorized and paid for through last year's Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. read more of the AASHTO post
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Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin
10 East Doty Street, Suite 201 | Madison, WI 53703
(608) 256-7044 | general@tdawisconsin.org
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