Year after year, state and local governments propose billions of dollars’ worth of new and expanded highways that often do little to reduce congestion or address real transportation challenges, while diverting scarce funding from infrastructure repairs and key transportation priorities.
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.
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 myth of the "user fee" has had its day. Gas tax revenues should be spent where they're most needed - not just on roads.
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.
Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group
Policy Analyst, Frontier Group
