RESOLUTION NO. __________, SERIES 2021
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AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION URGING THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE KENTUCKY'S TRANSPORTATION FUNDING MECHANISMS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR ALL OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S TRANSPORTATION NEEDS (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER WINKLER
WHEREAS, all of Kentucky benefits from an interconnected, multi-modal transportation network that contains 57 airports, 2,600 freight rail miles, 8 operating public river ports, a statewide transit network, more than 14,000 bridges, and nearly 80,000 center-line miles of roadways; and
WHEREAS, safe, efficient transportation is deemed an essential public service provided to all Kentucky communities; and
WHEREAS, all Kentucky communities depend on a safe, reliable transportation network to enhance economic development opportunities; and
WHEREAS, all Kentuckians depend on the transportation network for access to education, health care, employment, and other necessities; and
WHEREAS, Kentucky cities are responsible for more than 10,000 miles of public roads; and
WHEREAS, because more people live in Kentucky's cities, city streets are utilized more frequently, and they have a much higher cost of maintenance per mile; and
WHEREAS, city spending on streets increased 35% from FY 2010 to FY 2019, while state and federal funding dropped nearly 24%; and
WHEREAS, since 2015, due to falling gas prices and reduced fuel tax revenues, state transportation funding dropped nearly $200M per year; and
WHEREAS, in Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, road funding received from the state has decreased from $12,576,577 in Fiscal Year 2019 to $12,200,000 projected for Fiscal Year 2021; and
WHEREAS, Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government identified $1.4 billion in transportation improvements in the Move Louisville plan; and.
WHEREAS, of that $1.4 billion of needed investment, more than $300 mill...
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