A transportation improvement district (abbreviated TID) or transportation development district (TDD) is a special-purpose district created in some U.S. states for the purpose of coordinating and financing transportation infrastructure improvement programs, particularly road construction projects, among local governments in a specific area. Depending on the state, they may have the authority to levy sales or property taxes or issue municipal bonds. TIDs or TDDs are authorized in Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, and Virginia.[1]
Missouri
editAs of December 31, 2004[update], 69 TDDs have been established in the state of Missouri. TDDs were first authorized in 1990, and the first was established in 1997.[1] A TDD is limited to 20 years.[2]
New Jersey
editTDDs in New Jersey are authorized under the New Jersey Transportation Development District Act of 1989.[1]
Ohio
editIn Ohio, TIDs are authorized under Ohio Rev. Code chapter 5540, "Transportation improvement districts".[1] They may be created by a board of county commissioners.[3]
The Butler County TID was created in December 1994 in order to build the Butler County Regional Highway (now the Butler County Veterans Highway, part of SR 129).[4]
Virginia
editVirginia authorized the creation of special tax districts in 1987. Fairfax and Loudoun counties quickly formed the first transportation improvement district in the Commonwealth to finance improvements to Virginia State Route 28.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Williams, Kristine M. (December 2006). "Transportation Improvement Districts". Alternative Funding Strategies for Improving Transportation Facilities: A Review of Public Private Partnerships and Regulatory Methods (PDF). University of South Florida College of Engineering, Center for Urban Transportation Research. pp. 11–19. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ "Creve Coeur Transportation Development District". Creve Coeur, Missouri. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ Ohio Rev. Code chapter 5540. "Transportation improvement districts".
- ^ "State Route 4 Bypass Widening". Butler County Transportation Improvement District. July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
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