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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More driving doesn’t make America better off
Buying a car should be less confusing. The FTC can help.
When buying a car, it’s easy to wind up spending thousands more than you intended, especially if you’re at a dealership with tricks up its sleeve. But thanks to a new proposal from the Federal Trade Comission, buying a car may be about to get a lot easier.
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.
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Dutzik
Tony
Dutzik
Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group
Horrox
James
Horrox
Policy Analyst, Frontier Group