Herald-Mail Media Platforms TTF Commentary Piece
November 18, 2024
A dangerous section of I-81 is in desperate need of widening, and this project has been slashed. Michael Sakata weighs in on how transportation cuts are public safety cuts.
Frederick News-Post Features TTF Coalition
October 31, 2024
U.S. 15 funding cuts show need for transportation investment. MTBMA and TTF Coalition President, Michael Sakata, weighs in.
Baltimore Sun Commentary: Highlights Need for Fair Funding
October 25, 2024
“Just hours after Baltimore’s elected officials spoke…about transit funding in a meeting with state transportation officials, a West Baltimore street collapsed on a gas main, immediately placing the safety of surrounding neighborhoods in jeopardy.”
TTF Coalition President, Michael Sakata, Featured in MyEasternShoreMD; Highlights Recent CTP Meeting in Queen Anne’s County
October 22, 2024
“This year’s draft CTP for FY25 through 30 continues to face some significant headwinds, budget challenges based on the slow economy currently biasing the costs of labor materials, and revenues coming lower than projections.”
Press Release: Washington County’s Critical I-81 Widening Project Stalled;
TTF Coalition Calls for Investment
October 17, 2024
Critical I-81 widening project stalled due to state funding cuts: “The widening of I-81 is essential to protecting the lives and safeguarding the well-being of everyone who must travel along this stretch of the highway.”
Press Release: Frederick County’s Critical Safety Project Stalled;
TTF Coalition Calls for Investment
October 16, 2024
Critical U.S. 15 safety project stalled due to state funding cuts: “This is about saving lives, supporting livelihoods, and improving our quality of life.”
Maryland Matters Commentary: Investment is Imperative
October 9, 2024
“Let us remember that all delayed improvements have a compounding cost, one that is not merely confined to dollars but extends to the productivity of the populace.”
The Baltimore Sun Features TTF Coalition’s Gonzales Poll
October 3, 2024
“I think there’s a valid concern that not everybody has the ability to telework, not everybody has the ability to modify their schedule based on travel patterns.” – Mike Sakata, President of MTBMA & TTF Coalition
TTF Coalition’s Michael Sakata Featured on Gonzales Podcast
October 3, 2024
Patrick Gonzales, Clay Mitchell, and Michael Sakata discuss the condition of the nation’s decaying infrastructure.
Maryland Matters Emphasizes Public Support for Transportation Funding
October 1, 2024
“It isn’t about roads, bridges, transit…it’s about improving lives, safeguarding livelihoods and enriching the quality of life for every Marylander.”
Montgomery Perspective Highlights Gonzales Poll
October 1, 2024
“Reduced gas tax and toll revenues, a shift to electric vehicles and lower transit fare collections have combined with higher construction and operating costs to decimate the state’s Transportation Trust Fund.”
Press Release: TTF Coalition Analyzes Commissioned Gonzales Poll, Results
September 30, 2024
Majority of Marylanders would pay more for better roads, highways and transit; “The urgency has never been greater, and public support has never been stronger.”
ABC7 Covers Gonzales Poll
September 3, 2024
“…based on the poll showing 95% of Marylanders believe it’s important for the state to invest in transportation infrastructure, it’s possible Gov. Moore turns attention that way.”
TTF Coalition Announces Commissioned Gonzales Poll, Results
September 1, 2024
The TTF Coalition is proud to reveal this commissioned Gonzales poll. The results reveal that Marylanders care deeply about transportation infrastructure, and point to how we need to protect our state’s future.