Inside Sources » Under current projections, the Highway Trust Fund will run out of money in the fall of 2020. This means that the $1.5 trillion needed to fund Trump’s ambitious infrastructure plan will need to come from an alternative source. After their success in passing tax reform at the end of 2017, few in Congress […]
Governing » The idea of charging drivers for the miles they drive instead of the gas they burn is not new. But states are still sorting out how it might work. After more than a decade of watching Oregon and a handful of other states test alternatives to traditional gasoline taxes, more states, with the help […]
The Drive » Congress has not raised the gas tax since 1993, but the Highway Trust Fund can’t keep pace with construction and repair needs nationwide.
American Transportation Research Institute » A new trucking industry report concludes that the only meaningful mechanism for attaining the Trump administration’s vision for a large-scale infrastructure program is through a federal fuel tax increase. (Here’s the report.)
The Hill » The Senate’s No. 3 Republican left the door open on Tuesday to raising the federal gasoline tax to pay for infrastructure improvements — an idea currently being considered by the White House, but one that has repeatedly run into a buzz saw of opposition on Capitol Hill.
The Washington Post » Raising the gas tax and investing in the nation’s roads, bridges, tunnels and other infrastructure is good public policy, this editorial states. Raising the gas tax could discourage some travel and encourage the purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles, and it would affect most significantly those who use roadways most often.