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Newsletters
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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
February 2008 TDA Newsletter (0208news.pdf, 90K)
National Surface Transportation Commission releases final report
Financing Commission releases interim report
$600 million state budget shortfall
Bush issues last budget
Bush limits earmarks
GAO report: increased reliance on contractors
Wisconsin moving to protect Great Lakes
I-35W replacement, NTSB recommendation
Transportation news
January 2008 TDA Newsletter (0108news.pdf, 252K)
Bush signs 2008 omnibus spending bill2007 energy bill enactedCalifornia sues EPAThe future of intercity passenger railTransportation news
December 2007 TDA Newsletter (1207news.pdf, 298K)
WisDOT announces I94 planContinuing resolution #2KRM: What's next?Congress overrides WRDA vetoTransportation news
November 2007 TDA Newsletter (1107news.pdf, 320K)
Governor signs 2007-09 budgetLittle progress on 2008 appropriations billsFAA reauthorization stuck in SenatePresident vetoes WRDAAASHTO report: combatting congestionTransportation news
October 2007 TDA Newsletter (1007news.pdf, 609K)
2007 TDA Annual MeetingAn evening with Barry McCaffreyExecutive perspectiveA new year, another continuing resolutionSenate committee proposes HTF fixCongestion costs $78.2 billionSome movement on air reauthorizationSenate passes WRDATransportation in the news
September 2007 TDA Newsletter (0907news.pdf, 490K)
The Wisconsin WayCollapse of I-35W bridgeCBO predicts $5 billion HTF shortfallCongress back in sessionUSDOT urban partnershipsTransportation in the news
August 2007 TDA Newsletter (0807news.pdf, 268K)
Assembly passes state 2007-09 budget
Projected 2009 HTF shortfall $4.3 billion
Senate '08 U.S. DOT appropriation
A new vision for transportation
WRDA 2007
Ports request needed federal funds
Transportation in the news
July 2007 TDA Newsletter (0707news.pdf, 250K)
Senate passes state 2007-09 budget
House subcommittee approves FY08 USDOT budget
Governors respond to Oberstar and DeFazio
House aviation bill introduced
Federal ballast water legislation update
RTAs receiving attention
Port unveils new communication plan
Transportation in the news
June 2007 TDA Newsletter (0607news.pdf, 270K)
2007 TDA Drive-in
Budget forwarded to legislature
PPPs: Caution Advised
WURTA Legislative Day
Senate passes water resources bill
Committee approves FAA reauthorization
May 2007 TDA Newsletter (0507news.pdf, 1.2M)
Craig Thompson joins TDA
TDA Drive-in
3rd AASHTO report: funding sources
House passes WRDA
Freight rail infrastructure act
April 2007 TDA Newsletter (0407news.pdf, 1.7M)
TDA Fly-in
New executive director
AASHTO sets goals
Transportation news
Air reauthorization
Water Resource Development Act
February 2007 TDA Newsletter (0207news.pdf, 500K)
Funding guarantees met in pending resolution
Transportation on GAO "high risk" list
President Bush's FY 2008 budget
Petri top Republican on aviation subcommittee
Governor to release budget February 13th
Wisconsin infrastructure grade: C
$13 increase in rental car fees for KRM
Leasing the New Jersey Turnpike
January 2007 TDA Newsletter (0107news.pdf, 2.89M)
Committee issues final report
SAFETEA-LU: Guaranteed funding?
Proposed RTA funding faces opposition
Secretary Busalacchi to remain at WisDOT
Kagen assigned to transportation
Wisconsin transportation resolutions for 2007
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Budget Reports
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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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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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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)
Southeast Freeway Public Hearing Testimony (August 30, 2005)
(SE_Freeways_Testimony_Aug302005.pdf, 90K, August 2005)
TDA 2005 Drive-in Presentation
A presentation of state and federal transportation budgets. (Drive-in05.pdf, 2,974K, June 2005)
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