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Committee hears RPCs press for more small-scale transportation funding, speed‑limit guidance and NEPA review changes
Summary
At a Feb. 19 meeting, committee members heard regional planning commissions ask for more downtown, bike/ped and maintenance funding, flagged NEPA-like state review rules as slowing projects, and requested a staff presentation detailing six scenarios for changing speed limits.
At a Feb. 19, 2026 meeting of the House Transportation Committee, members heard regional planning commissions say small, local grants and administrative support are helping towns maintain sidewalks, bike and pedestrian projects and other local transportation needs — but that more money and clearer processes are necessary.
Committee members asked staff to prepare a presentation next week outlining six scenarios for changing speed limits on different roadway types, who decides in each scenario and what the appeal options are. "Please get us the scenarios outlined, please and explain where we could be," Speaker 1 said, asking for a clear process that the committee can review before considering policy changes.
Why it matters: RPCs told the committee that modest programs such as downtown transportation funds and Better Connections produce high leverage and quick local benefits,…
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