All Michigan residents use the roads whether they drive or not. It’s clear that funding for maintenance and improvement should be broad based, not just borne by vehicle owners.
Michigan’s climate plan calls for access to clean transportation options be increased 15 percent a year. But the state must share more of its revenues with public transit agencies and allow for more flexibility to pass ballot measures.
The study results are in: Michigan may consider toll roads. But at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, lawmakers quizzed the firm behind the study on who would most heavily bear the cost.
The governor says tolling may be ‘part of the long-term solution’ as fuel tax revenues are expected to decline as the sale of electric vehicles increase.
Electric vehicles are on the rise in Michigan. But their increased use could mean bad news for Michigan roads if the gas tax remains the main funding source for repairs, a new report found.
Fresh off huge wins, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Democrats plan to move quickly on gun security measures, ending the pension tax and finding a long-term funding source to fixing the roads.
Some lawmakers want Michigan to join other states and use cameras to nab speeders in highway construction zones. First offense: Warning. Second: $150 fines.
Michigan is poised to spend nearly $3 billion to upgrade or expand aging water, road and broadband infrastructure. It’s a big deal, but experts contend the state should be spending even more than that every year.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and GOP leader struck a deal late Wednesday on a massive spending plan that will use state and federal stimulus funds for what they call “transformational” infrastructure projects.
