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Forum planned to discuss transportation's future
Idahoans will travel two billion miles by car, truck and bus in 2020 – more than triple the mileage of today. In 2040, that mileage is expected to double again.
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How will the state’s transportation system meet that dramatic growth?
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What kind of investments need to be made to keep Idaho moving?
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How should the improvements be funded? With more hybrid and fuel efficient vehicles being driven, Idaho’s traditional source of transportation funding – the gas tax – may bring in less revenue.
To search for innovative answers, more than 40 of the state’s top economic leaders and strategic thinkers are forming a “Forum on Transportation Investment” to study the issues and make recommendations. A news conference launching the forum is planned Monday.
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Forum on Transportation Investment Monday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. Idaho Transportation Department 3311 W. State Street Behind main building in southeast corner of parking lot |
“Idahoans have a vision for what they want their transportation
system to be,” Chuck Winder, chairman of the Idaho Transportation
Board, said. “It is our responsibility to look at new and innovative
ways to realize that vision.”
Citizens want a future that includes a variety of transportation choices,
Winder said. They also want it to support Idaho’s high quality of life; they want to be engaged in decision-making and want these goals achieved within the bounds of reasonable funding in new ways.
Speakers at the news conference include Winder, Tom Warne, former Utah Department of Transportation Director and John Horsley, Executive Director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
Details of the forum’s goals and tasks will be outlined
at the press conference.