Mileage-Based User Fees: Prospects and Challenges

This report reviews the current research regarding mileage-based user fees for vehicle travel (MBUF), possibly as a replacement or supplement to fuel taxes, which is currently the primary source of transportation revenues in New York State and the nation. The report finds that there are significant but not insurmountable issues associated with the implementation of MBUF. The report also traces and projects the current motor vehicle based funding sources for New York State’s transportation capital needs, concludes that there will be a substantial and growing problem, for which MBUF might be able to address. However, there are numerous issues associated with MBUF implementation, primary among these are issues related to the transition from fuel taxes to MBUF, technical matters, privacy concerns, equity among motorists, and higher collection costs.

• Record URL:
  https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/trans-r-and-d-repository/C-10-22_FINAL%20REPORT%20-%20062912.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24964
• Corporate Authors:

  Regional Plan Association

  4 Irving Place, 7th Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10003

  New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

  17 Columbia Circle
  Albany, NY  United States  12203

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Zupan, Jeffrey M
  • Barone, Richard E
  • Whitmore, Jackson
• Publication Date: 2012-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 125p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Equity; Feasibility analysis; Financing; Implementation; Mileage-based user fees; Privacy; Revenues; User charges; Vehicle miles of travel
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01447507
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: C-10-22
• Contract Numbers: NYSERDA No. 21144
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 27 2012 11:34AM