Could a Gas Tax Hike Pay for Toronto's "Big Move"?
"Toronto-area drivers should pay for most of an ambitious transit expansion through a sharply higher gas tax, a government-appointed panel is recommending, but the promised sweetener is that motorists...
View ArticleSEPTA Plans How to Spend Gas Tax Windfall
"With new state funding on the way from the recently signed transportation law, SEPTA has switched from doomsday threats to promises of a grand restoration," reports Paul Nussbaum.Publication Date:...
View ArticleWhy the U.S. is Auto-Dependent (and Europe isn't)
If anyone is qualified to compare transportation and land use in the U.S.Publication Date: Tue, 02/04/2014
View ArticleNorth Carolina to Consider Vehicle Miles Travelled Fee
“[One] day you might pay X cents a mile to the federal government for the 100 miles you added to the odometer last week – plus state taxes at different rates for the 80-mile share that took place in...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Increases Gas Tax to Fund Highway, Road, and Bridge Projects
"A bill aimed at paying for major transportation projects through a 4.2-cent increase in the gas tax passed the House yesterday and will now go to Gov. Maggie Hassan’s desk," reports Kathleen...
View ArticleThe Georgia Transportation Funding Debate
"As the General Assembly gears up for 2015 legislative session, transportation appears to once again be the star of the show," according to a column by Saba Long.Publication Date: Mon, 12/08/2014
View ArticleMichigan Voters to Decide on Transportation Sales Tax
"Michigan lawmakers, working through the night, have approved plans for a statewide ballot proposal that could yield $1.2 billion a year in new funding for roads and bridges," reports Jonathan...
View ArticleInflation, not Fuel Efficiency, Is Main Flaw of Gas Tax
House Ways and Means Chair Paul Ryan said it best in his opening statement on June 17 in the first Congressional hearing on transportation fundingPublication Date: Wed, 06/24/2015
View ArticleNeed Convincing that Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Fees Make Sense?
Here are a few of Jaffe's reasons in support of VMT fees that I found particularly compelling:Publication Date: Wed, 07/01/2015
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Brown's Conflicting Road Budget Priorities
More than a little historical irony accompanies California's newest budgetary predicament. "After years of neglect, state officials estimate it will cost $59 billion to fix the now-crumbling roads and...
View ArticleThe 1989 Roots of Louisiana's Transportation Funding Mess
Will Sentell reports on the ongoing financial burden presented by the state of Louisiana's Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development (TIMED), approved by voters in 1989.Publication...
View ArticleReport: The Price of Driving Doesn't Match the Cost of Driving
It is widely understood that there are enormous and growing negative externalities associated with motor vehicle use, in the form of pollution, sprawl, and public safety, to name a few. But all too...
View ArticleWisconsin Goes Deeper in the Fiscal Hole to Fix Aging Roads
Steven Walters of Urban Milwaukee reports that Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee—comprised of both Republicans and Democrats—have voted to borrow an additional $350 million to fund highway...
View ArticleStates React to Tax Impacts of Dropping Gas Prices
Daniel C. Vock reports on the "handful of states that tax gasoline based on its price -- rather than the volume of gas sold," which were making raking in the revenue back when the price of gas was...
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Carrots and Sticks: Making Driving Alone the Worst Option
Writing for The New Republic, Emily Badger has done the mental math, and at least for her taking mass transit makes more sense than driving to work in Washington, D.C. It's more convenient and less...
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Auto Repairs From Potholes Got You Down? You Are Not Alone
The AAA survey serves as yet another reminder that rather than laying more asphalt for new roads, governments at all levels need to prioritize maintenance and repair—referred to as a "Publication Date:...
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America's Infrastructural Reckoning
Every day, politicians apply the term "crumbling" to American infrastructure. While few would deny the importance of good civil engineering to our daily lives, Petroski asks why infrastructure is...
View ArticleImprovements Vs. Cost: New Jerseyans Conflicted Over Infrastructure
The Mineta Transportation Institute, a San Jose-based research agency, surveyed New Jersey residents to get a better understanding of their attitudes toward five proposed tax increases that would help...
View ArticleReport: Increase Gas Tax to Solve Illinois' $43 Billion Transportation Problem
John Greenfield reports on a new report by the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), which finds $43 billion in needed transportation infrastructure Publication Date: Mon, 04/04/2016
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U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer Writes in Favor of Self-Driving Cars
Rep. Earl Blumenauer writes an argument of positive support for Wired, beginning with an unequivocal statement of immense scope:Publication Date: Fri, 05/20/2016
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