Issue / Mileage-Based User Fees
Eno Launches New Research Initiative to Help Define Parameters for a National VMT Fee Pilot
Sep 16, 2022 | Paul LewisWhat if we charged drivers by the miles they drove rather than the gallons of fuel their cars consume? Perhaps more importantly, how...
White House Shows Flexibility on Taxes on Under-400K Earners
Sep 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration opened the door this week to increases in excise tax increases on persons making under $400,000 per...
Senate Hearing Kicks Tires on Federal Mileage Fee
Apr 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisA Senate hearing on April 14 wound up focusing on what needs to happen next in order to begin the transition from a system that...
Truckers, Barrasso Spar Over Truck-Only VMT Tax
Mar 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisA nasty spat has erupted between the trucking lobby and the chairman of the Senate committee that funds the federal-aid highway...
Ways and Means Looks at Difficult Issue of Paying for Infrastructure
Jan 31, 2020 | Jeff DavisHours after House Democrats joyously announced the outline of their $760 billion infrastructure initiative, the House Ways and Means...
House T&I Kicks Off 2019 With Infrastructure Hearing
Feb 08, 2019 | Brianne Eby and Jeff DavisThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the 116thCongress formally kicked off its work yesterday with a marathon...
Senate EPW Hearing Draws Attention to Need for Long-Term Funding Solutions, Diversity in Projects
Nov 30, 2018 | Brianne EbyNovember 29, 2018 A Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Wednesday foreshadowed upcoming discussions as Congress...
Guest Op-Ed: Usage Time (UT) – A Road Pricing Concept Overlooked?
Aug 03, 2018 | Peter MartinOn July 23, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) submitted a legislative proposal toward a...
Infrastructure Week: Planning for a Resilient Future
May 18, 2018 | Alice GrossmanMay 18, 2018 The Oxford English Dictionary defines resiliency as, “1. The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties;...
Guest Op-Ed: Automated Vehicles and Minding the Looming Infrastructure Funding Gap
Nov 09, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONNeedless to say, the Department of Transportation, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has had a busy few...
FHWA Gives $14M to Study Alternatives to Gas Tax
Sep 07, 2016 | Jeff DavisSeptember 7, 2016 The federal Highway Trust Fund ran out of money in 2008, and since then, Congress has had to provide nearly $144...
Mineta Transportation Institute: What is the Financial Impact of Switching from Fuel Taxes to a “Road User Charge”?
Nov 20, 2015 | Elizabeth BastianLast week, Christopher E. Ferrell and David B. Reinke of the Mineta Transportation Institute released a report titled “Household...