States are responsible for developing and implementing transportation strategies that encourage improved system performance, increased mobility, enhanced economic development and improved environmental outcomes. Achieving these complementary goals requires a combination of efforts at the state and national level.
The NGA Center supports governors and state policy leaders in their efforts to address challenges in governance, planning, funding and financing and performance measures.
Marking the Road: Infrastructure for Improving Safety
Our roads are at the center of a public health crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100 people die every day in the United ...
Transportation Electrification: States Rev Up
Governors and states more broadly are pivotal in the ongoing transformation of the transportation sector to one that is increasingly electrified. The transition necessitates decisions regarding a wide range of ...
Coalition Letter of Support for Repeal of FAST Act Rescission
September 12, 2019The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, United States SenateThe Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, United States SenateThe Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, United States House of RepresentativesThe Honorable ...
Infrastructure Stakeholder Summit I: Getting to Work: Relieving Congestion to Boost Economic Competitiveness
Boston, MA | Aug. 26-27, 2019 As the first of four stakeholder summits in support of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s 2019- 2020 NGA Chair’s Initiative, this summit focuses on a ...
2019 NGA Transportation Policy Institute
Boston, MA | Aug. 27-28, 2019 The National Governors Association’s (NGA) first annual Transportation Policy Institute is a unique event that brings together governors’ transportation policy staff to share policy ...
Governors Applaud Bipartisan Surface Transportation Deal
Congress Encouraged to Pass Long-Term Reauthorization of Federal Surface Transportation Programs Today the National Governors Association (NGA) released the following statement on the five-year federal surface transportation reauthorization, titled America’s ...
NGA 2019 Summer Meeting
Governor Steve Bullock, 2018–2019 NGA Chair, formally opens the 2019 Summer Meeting, welcoming all participants to Utah and presiding over a conversation about his initiative, "Good Jobs for All Americans." ...
The User Pays? A Potential Solution to the Transportation Funding Crisis
This webinar explored sustainable funding alternatives, such as Mileage Based User Fees (MBUFs) or Road Use Charges (RUCs), that several states have begun to experiment with. In this funding model, ...
Transportation Technology Workshop
Washington, DC | June 4 – 5, 2019 NGA Energy, Infrastructure & Environment hosted a workshop on June 4 and 5 in Washington, DC, on the topic of advanced transportation ...
Letter from NGA and Other Organizations Regarding FAST Act Rescission of Highway Contract Authority
DATE: May 20, 2019 TO: The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, United States Senate The Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, United States Senate The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, United ...
