At 07:02 PM 11/21/2006, Matt Logan wrote:
I agree with Larry on this one. I'm guessing that "gap" has more
to do with what the State DOT wishes it could spend on road projects to
mitigate traffic delays - rather than telling us what is paid for but
not funded by gas taxes.
yep, Matt, I know. see my reply to Larry. A congestion tax on top of
allocating 44% of roadway space to bicycles, pedestrians, and transit users
would be even better.
chuck
My vote is for a "congestion tax" to solve this problem. Instead
of using GPS tracking to count total miles, just have a unit in the car
that keeps track of the number of times it passes a congestion tracking
location when congestion is a problem. Then, when you go to fill your
tank, you pay a little more tax. This way, the people causing the
congestion problem are both given an incentive to try another route (or
time), or if they choose to be inflexible - pay for the improvements
required to support their luxury transportation choice.
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an edifying quote from the article:
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"Nationwide, the gap [between the federal, state and local funds
available for transportation and what's 'needed'] tops $100 billion a
year, says Gary Maring of the transportation consulting firm Cambridge
Systematics, which studied the issue last year for the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce."
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