The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released its much anticipated
assessment of the nation’s transportation investment options on November 8, 2017. The report
entitled A Framework for Infrastructure Funding concludes that the only meaningful mechanism
for attaining the administration’s vision for a large-scale infrastructure program is through a
federal fuel tax increase. The inefficiency of other mechanisms, including mileage-based user
fees and increased tolling, will fall far short of the needed revenue stream without placing undue
hardship on system users.
In addition, ATRI’s research documents that a federal fuel tax increase will incentivize states
to generate multi-million dollar matches to the new federal funds, ultimately moving the United
States closer to the infrastructure investment goals proposed by both Congress and the President.
Find the full report here