Less driving is possible
Residents of several states and cities have driven fewer miles on average in recent years than they did two decades ago. This decline suggests that Americans’ high levels of driving are not inevitable.
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In 2021, nearly 7,500 pedestrians died in traffic crashes -- the most in 40 years.
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Our transportation finance system doesn’t work. Here’s how to fix it.
In the early 20th century, policymakers designed a system of pricing and paying for transportation geared toward meeting the needs of the times. A century later, the times have changed, but that system hasn’t – and it’s holding us back.
The gas tax is a tax like any other. We need to start treating it that way
The myth of the "user fee" has had its day. Gas tax revenues should be spent where they're most needed - not just on roads.
Counting the hidden cost of driving
Record gas prices have hit many Americans hard – but when it comes to recouping the massive environmental, health and other costs imposed on society by America’s car dependency, what we pay at the pump doesn’t even scratch the surface.
High gas prices are a symptom of our dependence on oil. It’s time to cure the disease.
There are better ways to respond to surging gas prices than creating new incentives for car use – like ending our unhealthy and environmentally disastrous car dependency altogether.
Big yellow batteries? How electric school buses can help clean up the grid
Electric school buses aren’t just good for our environment and our children’s health. When paired with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, they could also play a key role in the nation’s transition to renewable energy.
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Tony
Dutzik
Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group
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James
Horrox
Policy Analyst, Frontier Group