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Newsletters

May 2012 TDA Newsletter
  • TDA Fly-in, a busy time in DC
  • Notes about the commission
  • Proposed fuel economy standards, 21% drop in federal gas tax revenues
  • JTS connecting workers to jobs, growing a region
  • Transportation news


    • April 2012 TDA Newsletter
  • President signs 90-day extension of highways, transit
  • Executive Perspective: March madness-Transportation makes the "shot" possible (inaugural blog for In Business Wisconsin, March)
  • House passes budget, possible 36% cut to transportation
  • NACo survey: Counties have significant funding needs
  • 2012 ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards
  • Transportation news


    • March 2012 TDA Newsletter
  • Federal update
  • Executive Perspective: Pass Senate bill
  • Coalition urges Senate to support amendment, expand tolling
  • St. Croix crossing finally moving ahead
  • Interesting coverage


    • February 2012 TDA Newsletter
  • FAA bill sent to President Obama
  • Notes about the commission
  • House, Senate transportation bills moving
  • Trust fund solvent until next year
  • TDA applauds WisDOT's new performance reporting
  • TDA members keep Wisconsin moving
  • Transportation news


    • January 2012 TDA Newsletter
  • Executive Perspective: Making a difference in 2012
  • Transportation News


    • December 2011 TDA Newsletter
  • Paul Halverson new president of Transportation Development Association
  • Executive Perspective: How may be as important as how much
  • Federal update
  • Petri, Ribble seeks flexibility for small transit systems
  • It's not just any sand
  • Transportation news


    • November 2011 TDA Newsletter
  • Notes about the commission
  • Coalition seeks more flexibility to toll Interstate
  • Federal update
  • TPC unanimously voted to move projects forward
  • FTA awards discretionary transit grants
  • Transportation news


    • October 2011 TDA Annual Meeting
  • WPRI reports says tolling can pay for interstate reconstruction
  • Executive Perspective: Invest in U.S. transportation system
  • TDA Annual Meeting marked 40 years
  • Federal update
  • Members named to transportation finance and policy commission
  • Transportation news


    • September 2011 TDA Newsletter
  • Summer recess ends, Congress and President back to work
  • Executive Perspective: 2011 Annual Meeting: Defining Our Destination
  • Transportation news


    • August 2011 TDA Newsletter
  • Partial shutdown of FAA could continue through Labor Day
  • Executive Perspective - An Old Chinese Curse: "May you live in interesting times."
  • Senate EPW Committee releases outline of highway provisions
  • Debt deal signed. Now what?
  • It's official, new 54.5 mpg CAFE standard
  • Americans support transportation options by remain committed to automobile
  • Transportation news


    • July 2011 Newsletter
  • House transportation reauthorization plan disappointing, but not unexpected
  • Executive Perspective: Putting a lid on economic growth
  • Governor signs budget
  • Americans want the federal government to live within its means
  • FAA authorization extended again
  • Transportation news


    • June 2011 Newsletter
  • Bipartisan vote a first step to protect transportation fund
  • Executive Perspective: Transportation doesn't happen in two-year increments
  • TDA Drive-in
  • Joint Finance completes work on budget
  • Senate releases highlights of transportation reauthorization
  • FAA reauthorization extended again
  • Transportation news


    • May 2011 Newsletter
  • Assembly Transportation Committee moves constitutional amendment forward
  • Executive Perspective: Locals need more options, not less
  • JFC votes to repeal RTAs
  • Americans support higher transportation taxes under certain conditions
  • Transportation news


    • April 2011 Newsletter
  • A deal struck for 2011 spending
  • Executive Perspective: The new creed in American politics - You lead you lose
  • 21st annual TDA Fly-in
  • House 2012 budget, 30% reduction in transportation
  • Another FAA extension. The last?
  • CBO calls vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fee a "practical option"
  • International groups weigh in on US transportation woes
  • Transportation news


    • March 2011 Newsletter
  • Congress, president buy two more weeks for funding - seven months for transportation reauthorization
  • Executive Perspective: Governor's proposal is a mixed bag
  • President Obama unveils ambitious transportation proposal
  • Congress makes progress on FAA reauthorization
  • Poll says: Invest more in transportation - just not with "my" money
  • Kohl's Judiciary Committee approves Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act
  • EPA to get tough on ballast water rules
  • News coverage


    • February 2011 Newsletter
  • 2011 DOT appropriations, transportation cuts
  • Executive Perspective: Here's to forty more years
  • Obama Administration continues push for high-speed rail
  • No good news from CBO
  • Senate bans earmarks
  • Transportation news


    • January 2011 Newsletter (0111news.pdf, 112K)
  • House approved rule change makes funding uncertain
  • Executive Perspective: House rule change misses the mark
  • Gottlieb new secretary of WisDOT
  • Congress extends government funding and surface reauthorization
  • FAA reauthorization extended again
  • DNR proposes change to ballast water rules
  • Wisconsin Legislature committee assignments announced
  • Transportation news


    • December 2010 Newsletter (1210news.pdf, 436K)
  • State DOT budget request, $300 million shortfall
  • Executive Perspective: Proposed gas tax increase fiscally responsible
  • Dean Haen new president of Transportation Development Association
  • House moves on several transporation items


    • November 2010 TDA Newsletter (1110news.pdf, 390k)
  • Voters overwhelmingly support constitutional amendment to protect transportation fund
  • Executive Perspective: Big changes...big challenges
  • Deficit Commission leaders recommend 15 cent gas tax increase
  • Recap of election 2010
  • High-speed rail in the news
  • Transportation news


    • October 2010 TDA Newsletter (1010news.pdf, 370K)
  • Executive Perspective: What did we learn from the Racine vote?
  • Congress extends government spending
  • Extension number 16 for aviation
  • Transportation system performance a drag on economy
  • Rough roads cost motorists
  • Christie cancels transit project, no funds
  • WisDOT releases draft rail plan
  • Transportation news


    • September 2010 TDA Newsletter (0910news.pdf, 363K)
  • Transportation fund referendum reaches milestone
  • Executive Perspective: Early success, but now the real work begins
  • Senator Kohl sponsors bill to increase truck weight limits
  • Governor calls for TPC meeting
  • President puts forward a $50 billion transportation investment plan
  • Public transit health benefits undervalued
  • Marine highway corridors announced 
  • Report highlights importance of connecting Rural America
  • Transportation news


    • August 2010 TDA Newsletter (0810news.pdf, 382K)
  • Trust fund fix passes House, stalls in Senate
  • Bridging the Gap: price tag $140 billion
  • Senate appropriators clear 2009 spending bill
  • Travel continues to decline
  • USDOT releases outline for next reauthorization
  • Transportation news 


    • July 2010 TDA Newsletter (0710news.pdf, 403k)
  • Coalition announces plans to protect transportation fund
  • Executive Perspective: Fast forward
  • WisDOT's response to Hoan Bridge frustrates locals
  • Americans paying record low gas taxes
  • Poll finds waning support for rail projects
  • ARTBA testifies before the national debt commission
  • AASHTO releases a report on freight
  • Aviation program extended again
  • Transportation news


    • June 2010 TDA Newsletter (0610news.pdf, 359K)
  • 2010 Drive-in focuses on solutions
  • Executive Perspective: Finding Forward
  • I-39/90 project moves forward
  • Kerry and Lieberman release draft climate bill
  • Every day counts in project delivery
  • Emergency transit assistance proposed
  • FHWA launches new freight congestion tool
  • Public input sought on USDOT strategic plan
  • Transportation news


    • May 2010 TDA Newsletter (0510news.pdf, 449K)
  • Making the case for essential capacity
  • Senate climate change legislation postponed
  • USDOT examines transportation's role in greenhouse gases
  • President signs another aviation extension
  • AASHTO calls for balanced "livability"
  • Commission to address the deficit
  • Transportation news


    • April 2010 TDA Newsletter (0410news.pdf, 378K)
  • Wisconsin Way issues Blueprint for Change 2010
  • Executive Perspective: Lesson of the Zoo Interchange
  • Obama signs HIRE Act
  • Zoo Interchange bridge reopens
  • Statewide RTA passes Assembly committee
  • Progress on FAA authorization
  • DOT and EPA finalize new national standards
  • USDOT's new marine highway program
  • Transportation news
  • 150 years of transit in Milwaukee


    • March 2010 TDA Newsletter (0310news.pdf, 355K)
  • Senate jobs bill offers long-term extension
  • Executive Perspective: The filibuster is over but the lesson lives on
  • Coalition formed to promote I-39/90 as major project
  • RTA hearings scheduled
  • TIGER Grants announced
  • Transportation news
  • TDA congratulates contractors


    • TDA February 2010 Newsletter (0210news.pdf, 358K)
  • TDA sponsors forum on transportation in SE Wisconsin
  • Executive Perspective: High-speed rail - one part of the system
  • Obama administration releases 2011 budget
  • Jobs bill update
  • Wisconsin budget numbers down - governor poised to make additional cuts
  • Wisconsin awarded millions for high-speed rail
  • Activity on RTAs heat up
  • CBO issues gloomy picture of federal government finances, Obama proposes freeze
  • USDOT releases report on condition of transportation system
  • Transportation News


    • TDA January Newsletter (0110news.pdf, 403K)
  • House narrowly approves a jobs bill
  • Executive Perspective: Register today for the 2010 TDA Fly-in
  • 2010 transportation spending bill enacted, surface programs extended
  • Senate committee approves STB reauthorization
  • Obama signs 3-month aviation extension
  • Transportation news


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    Budget Reports

    2011-2013 Budget Update #1
    Governor's 2011-2013 biennial transportation budget (March 2011)

    Note: An update was not prepared for the WisDOT budget submittal as it was presented shortly before a gubernatorial election in which the incumbent was not running.

    2009-2011 Final Budget Update
    Governor's 2009-11 budget vetoes (0911Final.pdf, 37K, July 2009)

    2009-11 Budget Update #3
    Joint Finance Committee action on 2009-2011 biennial transportation budget (0911JFC.pdf,42K, June 2009)

    2009-11 Budget Update #2
    Governor's 2009-2011 transportation budget (0911Gov.pdf, 42K, February 2009)

    2009-11 Budget Update #1
    WisDOT submits 2009-20011 biennial budget (0911WisDOT.pdf, 64K, December 2008)

    2007-09 Final Budget Update
    Governor's 2007-09 budget vetoes (0709Final.pdf, 270K, November 2007)

    2007-09 Budget Update #3
    Compromise budget passed by the Legislature (0709Legislature.pdf, 263K, October 2007)

    2007-09 Budget Update #2
    Governor's 2007-2009 transportation budget (0709Gov.pdf, 259K, February 2007)

    2007-09 Budget Update #1
    WisDOT submits 2007-2009 biennial budget (0709WisDOT.pdf, 250K, December 2006)

    2005-2007 Budget Summary, Act 25
    Summary of the 2005-2007 budget, Act 25 (05-07Summary-Act25.pdf, 5.8M, November 2005)

    2005-2007 Final Budget Update
    Governor's 2005-2007 budget vetoes (05-07Final.pdf, 236K, July 2005)

    2005-2007 Budget Update #3
    Joint Finance Committee action on 2005-2007 biennial transportation budget (05-07JFC.pdf, 226K, June 2005)

    2005-2007 Budget Update #2
    Governor's 2005-2007 transportation budget (05-07Gov.pdf, 260K, February 2005)

    2005-2007 Budget Update #1
    WisDOT submits 2005-2007 biennial budget (05-07WisDOT.pdf, 231K, November 2004)

    TDA 2005-2007 Budget Resolution
    In recognition of the state's many transportation needs and the potential impacts of future budget cuts, TDA's Board of Directors adopted a resolution May 18, 2004 supporting transportation program funding and protecting the segregated transportation fund.

    2003-2005 Final Wisconsin Transportation Budget
    2003-2005 transportation budget after Act 64 (fnlbudgetupdateact64.pdf, 86K, October 2003)

    2003-2005 Budget Update
    2003-2005 transportation budget after the Governor's vetoes (03-05BudgetUpdate2.pdf, 88k, August 2003)

    2003-2005 Budget Update
    Governor's 2003-2005 transportation budget (gov's03-05Budget.pdf, 76K, April 2003)

    2003-2005 Budget Update
    WisDOT submits 2003-2005 biennial budget (bgt.pdf, 36K, February 2003)

    2001-2003 Final Wisconsin Transportation Budget
    TDA summary and analysis (01-03bud.pdf, 119K, October 2001)

    2001-2003 Budget Update
    Joint Finance Committee action on 2001-2003 biennial transportation budget (01-03JFC.pdf, 65K, June 2001)

    2001-2003 Budget Update
    Governor's 2001-2003 transportation budget (01-03gov.pdf, 65K, March 2001)

    2001-2003 Budget Update
    WisDOT submits 2001-2003 biennial budget (0103wdot.pdf,130 K, January 2001)

    1999-2001 Final Wisconsin Transportation Budget
    TDA summary and analysis (9901budg.pdf, 237K, December 1999)

    1999-2001 Budget Update
    WisDOT submits 1999-2001 biennial budget (99-01dot.pdf, 148K, January 1999)

    1999-2001 Budget Update
    Governor's 1999-2001 transportation budget (99-01gov.pdf, 102K, March 1999)

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    YouTube

    TDA's YouTube Channel
    • DEFINING OUR DESTINATION: A video celebrating 40 years of TDA (2011)
    • Top Business Leaders Rally for Transit and Jobs (2010)
    • Support for Wisconsin Ports Week (2010)
    • TRANSPORTATION: Our Future Rides on It (2007)


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    Special Reports

    State of Transportation
    A Comprehensive Report on Wisconsin's Transportation Funding Challenges (StateofTransportation1108.pdf, 1.59M, November 2008)

    A Corporate Report Wisconsin Roundtable Discussion
    Will our transportation system get us where we want to go? (Corporate_Report_0706.pdf, 240K, July 2006)

    Transportation Improvements Grow Wisconsin's Economy: The Benefits of Transportation Investment (Complete Report)
    TDA commissioned a study from Cambridge Systematics regarding the benefit of transportation investment to the economy. The study found that for every one dollar invested in transportation, three dollars are returned to the economy.  (CambridgeComplete.pdf, 2MB, February 2003)

    Transportation Improvements Grow Wisconsin's Economy: The Economic Benefits of Transportation Investment (Executive Summary)
    Executive Summary of the Cambridge Systematics study commissioned by TDA. (CambridgeExecSummary.pdf, 59K, February 2003)

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    Presentations

    2012 Fly-in Issue Papers
    (2012-tda-fly-in-issue-papers.pdf, 437K, April)

    Frac Sand Mining - Local Government Roadway Impacts
    Article written by Bruce Stelzner, Chippewa County Highway Commissioner

    2011 Annual Meeting: Believing for 40 Years
    Presented by John Burke, Trek Bicycle Corporation (tda-trek.pdf, September 2011)

    2011 Annual Meeting: Modernizing the U.S. Surface Transportation System
    Presented by Jack L. Schenendorf, Covington & Burling (schenendorf.pdf, September 2011)

    2011 Annual Meeting: Assessing Wisconsin's Transportation Finances
    Presented by Kyle Christianson (wistax.pdf, September 2011)

    Annual Meeting: TDA Mobile Museum
    In case meeting attendees didn't have an opportunity to utilize a smartphone to read the QR codes on the annual meeting creative.

    2011 Drive-in: Wisconsin Opinion
    Presented by Charles Franklin, University of Wisconsin-Madison (WiscOpinionTalk.pdf, 2.2M, May 2011)

    2011 Drive-in: Wisconsin Economy
    Presented by Dennis Winters, Chief of the Office of Economic Advisors, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (Winters.pdf, 739K, May 2011)

    2011 Drive-in: Transportation Budget
    Presented by Craig Thompson, Executive Director of the Transportation Development Association (What We Have All Heard.pdf, 636K, May 2011)

    2011 Fly-in Issue Papers
    (1_TDA Fly-in Issue Papers.pdf, 836K, March)

    The State of Wisconsin's Finances
    Presented by Bob Lang, Director of the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau (BLangPresentation52610.pdf, 276K, May 2010)

    Working Together, the I-39/90 Coalition
    Presented by Kevin Traas, Director of Transportation Policy & Finance for the Wisconsin Transporation Builders Association (I 39 90 Coalition.pdf, 695K, May 2010)

    Protecting the Transportation Fund
    Presented by Craig Thompson, Executive Director of the Transportation Development Association (Drive-in.pdf, 177K, May 2010)

    2010 Fly-in Issue Papers
    (TDA Fly-in Issue Papers.pdf, 657K, March 2010)

    2009 TDA Annual Meeting: Federal Funding
    Presented by Jeff Solsby, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA Presentation.pdf, 221K, October 2009)

    2009 TDA Annual Meeting: Strategic Plan for Wisconsin's Economy
    Presented by George Lightbourn, Wisconsin Public Research Institute (WI Policy Research Institute Falling Behind.pdf, 566K, October 2009)

    2009 TDA Annual Meeting: Midwest High-Speed Rail
    Presented by Randy Wade, HNTB Corporation (High Speed Rail HNTB.pdf, 1M, October 2009)

    2009 TDA Annual Meeting: Great Lakes Transportation Enterprise Institute
    Presented by Todd Szymkowski, Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Michael J. Krauski, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Marquette (Great Lakes Institute Presentation, 830K, October 2009)

    2009 TDA Annual Meeting: Great Lakes Transportation Enterprise Institute (continued)
    Presented by Rick Bergholz, Traffic Parking Control Company (Great Lakes Institute.pdf, 1M, October 2009)

    2009 Fly-in Issue Papers
    (09Fly-inIssuePapers.pdf, 230K, April)

    2009 Fly-in Background Papers
    (09Fly-inBackgroundPapers.pdf, 467K, April)

    TDA Policy Forum: Public Transportation
    Presented by Ken Yunker, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (Public Transportation.pdf, 496k, November 2008)

    TDA Policy Forum: Tolling in Wisconsin
    Presented by Jack Finn, HNTB Corporation (Tolling in Wisconsin.pdf, 1.3M, November 2008)

    TDA Policy Forum: The Road Ahead
    Presented by Casey Newman, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

    TDA Policy Forum: Transportation for Tomorrow
    Presented by Tom Skancke, The Skancke Company (Transportatin for Tomorrow.pdf, 4.9M, November 2008)

    TDA Policy Forum: New Green Machine
    Presented by Rich Gunther, General Motors (New Green Machine.pdf, 6.3M, November 2008)

    TDA Policy Forum: Outside Wisconsin's Transportation Box
    Presented by Patrick Jones, International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA)(Wisconsin Transportation Box.pdf, 5M, November 2008)

    2008 Fly-in Issue Papers
    (08FlyinIssuePapers.pdf, 45K, April 2008)

    2008 Fly-in Background Papers
    (08FlyinBackgroundPapers, 58K, April 2008)

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