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Newsletters
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August 2010 TDA Newsletter (0810news.pdf, 382K)
Finding Forward update
ARTBA urges action on surface reauthorization
Reason Foundation proposal to shift focus of transportation funding
Senate bill to create national freight plan
USDOT 2011 spending bills working through Congress
Aviation programs extended again
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
TDA December 2009 Newsletter (1209news.pdf, 446K)
Reauthorization essential for jobs
Executive Perspective: Thank you & happy holidays
Three-month FAA extension likely
More projects ready to go
LaHood suggests gas tax debate
Poll finds support for toll roads
Zoo Interchange in need of a quick fix
DNR to regulate ballast water
TDA congratulates WisDOT
Transportation News
TDA November Newsletter (2_1109news.pdf, 461K)
Surface transportation authorization and appropriations extended again
Executive Perspective: Time to restore integrity to Wisconsin's budget
Durbin proposes advancing investment
State tax collections take record plunge
2009 federal deficit 10% of GDP
Proposed Milwaukee County wheel tax
Richard Jones new TDA president
TDA celebrates freight rail week
Transportation news
TDA October Newsletter (1009news.pdf, 269K)
30-day extension of surface transportation programs and funding
Executive Perspective: Reauthorization: the real stimulus
Building Wisconsin's New Economy
Zoo Interchange delay could cost millions
Milwaukee wants more gas tax funds
Doyle announces new plan for RTAs
Wisconsin submits high-speed rail application
DOT and EPA announce new program
Aviation programs extended again
TRB report on VMT
GAO releases report on MPOs
Transportation news
TDA September 2009 Newsletter (2_0909news.pdf, 455K)
Transportation revenue shortfall leads to $49 million deficit
Executive Perspective: Giving credit where credit is due
Zoo Interchange weight limits posted
GM announces Chevy Volt to get 230 mpg
Technologically feasible VMT system for the near future
Coast Guard proposes ballast water standards
Wisconsin celebrates ports
Transportation news
TDA August 2009 Newsletter (0809news.pdf, 355K)
HTF flush through September30th
Executive Perspective: Wisconsin's high-speed rail future
2010 appropriations update
Aviation reauthorization progresses in the Senate
More state budget woes likely
Congestion declines slightly
Wisconsin celebrates aviation
Congratulations WisDOT
Transportation news
TDA July 2009 Newsletter (0709news.pdf, 409K)
2009-11 budget enacted
Executive Perspective: State budget keeps transportation afloat
Obama plan to shore up Highway Trust Fund, postpone reauthorization
Energy bill clears House
Supplemental appropriations bill includes transportation provisions
Guidelines for high-speed rail grants released
Partnership for sustainable communities announced
Half of highway fatalities due to deficient roadway conditions report says
Transportation news
June 2009 TDA Newsletter (0609news.pdf, 437K)
State budget continues its journey
Executive Perspective: Tough times, tough choices
TDA members gather in Madison for Drive-in
Wisconsin's second annual transit week commands increased attention
Highway trust fund headed toward zero
President announces historic CAFE standards
TRIP issues rough roads report
House passes FAA reauthorization
Senate bills would discourage PPPs
Transportation news
May 2009 TDA Newsletter (0509news.pdf, 404K)
Joint Finance backs RTAs, for some
Executive Perspective: Fix transit funding fast
TDA Fly-in a Success
Gas tax increase worthy of consideration
Stimulus projects coming in lower than expected
Tax collections down, deficit grows
Hutchinson proposes to allow states to opt out
President puts forth high-speed rail plan
Oberstar suggests rapid transition to VMT
AASHTO/APTA "Bottom Line" report
Transportation news
TDA April 2009 Newsletter (0409news.pdf, 383K)
House & Senate pass budget resolutions
Midwest governors make reauthorization recommendations
Another highway shortfall possible
Senate approves rail antitrust legislation
Transit ridership remains high
President signs aviation extension
Just say no
Transportation News
TDA March 2009 Newsletter (0309news.pdf, 348K)
Second SAFETEA-LU commission weighs in
Executive Perspective: Governor Doyle calls for debate on transportation funding
2009 omnibus appropriation clears House
Obama's first budget
Administration says No to VMT
House introduces aviation reauthorization
Wisconsin ballast water permit proposal
Transportation news
February 2009 TDA Newsletter (0209news.pdf, 343K)
Senate compromise on stimulus bill
Executive perspective: Stimulus package only a first step
Guest perspective: "Every Ride a Safety Ride" saves lives
Engineers give America's infrastructure a "D"
Deficits abound
Five transportation headaches and remedies
LaHood sworn in as Secretary
Transportation News
January 2009 TDA Newsletter (0109news.pdf, 282K)
Economic recovery is priority one
Executive perspective: Finding the will and the way
Connections 2030 public meetings
Obama chooses transportation secretary
Transportation news
December 2008 TDA Newsletter (1208news.pdf, 310K)
TDA forum a success
Executive perspective: RTA legislative council work should continue
DOT releases 2009-11 budget proposal
Obama names transportation transition team
Election results support transportation
Stimulus package unlikely until next year
What the president should know
Transportation news
Ramlet new TDA president
November 2008 TDA Newsletter (1108news.pdf, 529K)
TDA transportation forum
Building Our Way Out
AASHTO releases reauthorization proposal
Amtrak ridership swells
Iowa Public Policy Center to begin VMT study
Transportation news
October 2008 TDA Newsletter (1008news.pdf, 646K)
Congress saves nation's Highway Trust Fund from bankruptcy... for now
Executive Perspective: Our Future Rides On It
Guest Perspective from Representative Paul Ryan (WI-1): Investing Responsibly in our Transportation Infrastructure
Congress clears items before end of session
New I-35W bridge opens 13 months after collapse
GAO issues report on Highway Bridge Program
STEM7: An initiative for success
Transportation in the news
September 2008 TDA Newsletter (0908news.pdf, 76K)
Marquette Interchange - open for business
Construction cost continue to climb
GAO examines reauthorization proposals
Transportation news
August 2008 TDA Newsletter (0808news.pdf, 92K)
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 2008 TDA Newsletter (0708news.pdf, 93K)
Congress clears 3-month aviation extension, No HTF fix
Moving beyond words
2009 appropriations process
House passes Amtrk reauthorization
House votes addition $1.7 billion for transit
Transportation news
June 2008 TDA Newsletter (0608news.pdf, 321K)
Budget repair bill enacted
The lessons of GM
2008 TDA Drive-in timely
Wisconsin Transit Week
I-94 plan approved
High gas prices, fewer miles driven
TDA congratulates Breske on appointment
Transportation news
May 2008 TDA Newsletter (0508news.pdf, 154K)
Budget repair bill stall, lets in jeopardy
2008 TDA Fly-in
Politics and the gas tax holiday
Aviation reauthorization stuck in the Senate
House passes federal ballast water legislation
Lack of national transportation strategy harm economy
Transportation news
April 2008 TDA Newsletter (0408news.pdf, 160K)
2007-09 budget repair bill
House and Senate 2009 budget resolutions
Deteriorated urban roads cost big money
Crashes cost more than congestion
GAO on reauthorization principles
Work zone awareness week
Transportation news
March 2008 TDA Newsletter (0308news.pdf, 107K)
MN legislature overrides Pawlenty veto
The potholes of '08: seeing is believing
FAA programs extended again
GAO report on public-private partnerships
DNR to regulate ballast water
Wisconsin bridges improve
Congratulations contractors
Transportation news
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Budget Reports
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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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Issue Papers
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#1 Transportation A Key Business Asset in a Changing Economy
(IP_1.pdf, 31K, January 2003)
#2 The Cost of Transportation Fund Bonding: Cash or Charge?
(IP_2, 71K, March 2003)
#3 Transportation Funding: How does Wisconsin Compare?
(IP_3, 34K, April 2003)
#4 Public Transit Critical to Balanced Transportation
(IP_4, 58K, June 2003)
#5 Warning: Traffic Congestion Ahead
(IP_5, 49K, June 2003)
#6 Moving Forward: The Benefits of Commuter Rail
(IP_6, 181K, July 2003)
#7 Local Roads: Wisconsin's Everyday Connection
(IP_7, 83K, October 2003)
#8 Gas Tax Indexing Works for Wisconsin
(IP_8, 53K, November 2003)
#9 Freight Rail Moves Wisconsin's Economy
(IP_9, 66K, May 2004)
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Special Reports
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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)
TDA's Transportation Strategic Vision (Complete Report)
TRANSPORTATION Mobility. Reliability. Safety. These are the cornerstones of an efficient and effective transportation system. (TDAStrategicVision.pdf, 2.8MB, October 2004)
TDA's Transportation Strategic Vision Brochure
(TDAStrategicVisionBrochure.pdf, 2.2MB, October 2004)
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
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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)
Wisconsin Way Addresses TDA Annual Meeting
Tough times, changing demographics, and political gridlock are threatening Wisconsin’s future. The Wisconsin Way – an initiative founded by the Wisconsin Counties Association, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, the Wisconsin Transportation Builders and the Wood Communications Group – proposes to energize a statewide public conversation about Wisconsin’s needs and finding better, fairer ways of paying for them. (WisconsinWayTDA07AM.pdf, 2.3MB, September 2007)
2007 Drive-in Issue Paper
(07_Drive_in_Issue_Paper.pdf, 173k, May 2007)
2007 Fly-in Issue Papers
(07IssuePapers.pdf, 96K, March 2007)
2007 Fly-in Background Papers
(07BackgroundPapers.pdf, 65K, March 2007)
2006 Annual Meeting Program
(AMProgram06, 348K, October 2006)
2006 Fly-in Issue Papers
(06IssuePapers.pdf, 96K, March 2006)
2006 Fly-in Background Papers
(06BackgroundPapers.pdf, 64K, March 2006)
Congressman Petri Addresses TDA Annual Meeting
View Congressman Tom Petri's address to TDA's 2005 Annual Meeting participants. (September 2005)
TDA 2005 Annual Meeting Presentation
Bob Cook, TDA Executive Director, presented the 05-07 state budget and SAFETEA-LU and then provided analysis and framed the issues for future budgets. (Annual Meeting05.pdf, 14.6M, September 2005)
2005 Annual Meeting Program
(AMProgram05.pdf, 1M, September 2005)
Southeast Freeway Public Hearing Presentation (August 30, 2005)
TDA testified at the Southeast Freeway Public Hearing on August 30, 2005 about the effects of the Governor's transfers and the over reliance on bonding. See written testimony below. (SE_Freeways_Presentation_Aug302005.pdf, 181K, August 2005)
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