RTA releases transportation funding report
Earlier this week, on Tuesday, April 21, I had an opportunity to speak at an NC Chamber event on infrastructure in North Carolina, “Building NC”.
During the event, I spoke of research compiled by RTA Leadership Team member RTI International for RTA.
RTI has completed a report that highlights the inflation index we currently use in North Carolina for our motor fuels tax (i.e., a combination of population and the energy component of the consumer price index), and potential alternatives, including the index we use for our DMV fees (i.e., the core consumer price index).
To give one example from the report: “Had the North Carolina state gas tax been benchmarked to the standard measure of inflation (consumer price index or CPI-U), it would have produced a cumulative $1.2 billion or 5% more over a 10-year period”.
You can read more in this week’s blog, and also download the research memo directly here.
RTA 2026 Leadership Briefing and Field Visit to Annapolis and Suburban Maryland
Today we open registration for our first overnight out-of-market tour in more than four years.
On July 20 and 21, 2026, RTA will visit the Annapolis, Central Maryland, and Suburban Maryland area. We will have an opportunity to learn about and/or visit various examples of multimodal infrastructure and priorities, including BRT, junior freeways, ramp management, transit policy, and more.
RTA thanks our honorary chairs for the Maryland tour: NCDOT Chief Engineer Patrick Norman and NCDOT Deputy Secretary for Multi-modal Transportation Julie White.
Click here for the event page, including registration and sponsorship options. Early registration pricing is now active, and space is limited for the tour. Please let me or Jacob [link] know if you have questions.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership. I hope everyone has a great weekend.
Let’s get moving.
Joe
