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Study: A Road Pricing Scheme That Actually Cuts Driving
Participants who received cash for choosing modes of transport that are most beneficial to society ended up driving far less than study participants who did not get the reward.
October 13, 2021
House GOP Transportation Bill Would Raise Taxes on Transit and Bikes
The bill would amount to a tax increase of more than $200 million annually on American transit agencies.
July 30, 2018
It’s Time to Stop Pretending That Roads Pay for Themselves
If nothing else, the current round of federal transportation legislating should end the myth that highways are a uniquely self-sufficient form of infrastructure paid for by "user fees," a.k.a. gas taxes and tolls.
November 25, 2015
Senate Transpo Bill Sinks Under the Weight of Its Own Chicanery
Last night, the Senate voted to proceed with the consideration of the transportation bill Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democrat Barbara Boxer had worked out. It was just a day after the body had voted to block progress, objecting that they hadn’t had time to even look at the bill.
July 23, 2015
American Roads Depend on Handouts From Bus Riders, Cyclists, Pedestrians
Once upon a time in America, the road system was largely funded by the gas tax. But that was many Highway Trust Fund bailouts ago.
May 5, 2015
Study: Most Roads Don’t Pay for Themselves
Most American roads -- even the most highly trafficked -- are financial losers. That's a major finding from a new study by the Center for American Progress [PDF].
May 4, 2015
Chris Christie Keeps Trying to Balance NJ’s Books on Backs of Transit Riders
Governor Chris Christie has really made a mess of New Jersey's transportation finances. Since 2011, the governor's "flipping the couch cushions" strategy has resulted in the state amassing an additional $5.2 billion in debt.
April 23, 2015
Ranking the Sad Parade of Federal Transpo Funding Ideas From Worst to Best
The problem seems simple enough: The federal transportation program is going broke because Washington has allowed the gas tax to be eroded by inflation for more than 20 years.
March 19, 2015
Building Cloverleafs Won’t Inspire Americans to Pay More for Transportation
The federal transportation fund is running out of money, threatening the country with potholes, stopped construction, and economic downturn. Congress, which has kept the program solvent with short-term patches for years, now finds itself unable to do more than buy a few months’ time.
July 23, 2014