Getting Mileage Fees Right: What Does the U.S. Public Think?

Asha Weinstein Agrawal and Hilary Nixon
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Asha Weinstein Agrawal: National Transportation Finance Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University
Hilary Nixon: National Transportation Finance Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University

International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU from International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Abstract: The United States faces a critical policy dilemma with respect to transportation funding: how to fund roads, highways, and public transportation into the future given the dwindling productivity of fuel taxes. This paper explores survey data that sheds light on public opinion about one promising replacement for fuel taxes, so-called Òmileage fees.Ó We analyzed 14 years of national survey data from U.S. adults to provide policymakers and researchers with evidence to answer three questions. First, what percent of Americans support the concept of mileage fees and has that support changed over time? Second, does support for mileage fees vary substantially by personal characteristics such as income or annual mileage driven? And third, are some mileage fee design choices more popular with the public than others?

Pages: 92 pages
Date: 2023-12
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