Mileage‐Based User Fees – A Path toward Implementation: Phase 2: An Assessment of Technology Issues

This report reviews technology options for a mileage-based user fee system in the state of Texas. The report was compiled based on input from a diverse range of sources, including a literature review of existing mileage-based user fee technical write-ups, discussion of an internal technology assessment team at the Texas Transportation Institute, interviews with individuals representing key technology stakeholders, and findings from the first annual symposium on mileage-based user fees. The main focus of this report is to assess the range of possible mileage-based user fee system architectures. These architectures are considered at the logical level (i.e., the flow and transformation of information from raw data describing roadway use to an end bill) with the goal of demonstrating how the process flow of each architecture affects its ability to meet key policy objectives. The report also explores issues related to payment, enforcement, the deployment of on-board units in vehicles, and the potential for technology enabling a mileage-based user fee to be a platform for other value-added services. Finally, the report concludes by identifying key policy questions for Texas that must be addressed before pilot programs can be developed.

• Record URL:
  http://utcm.tamu.edu/publications/final_reports/Goodin_tech_09-39-07.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program. The cover on this document does not agree with the documentation page or the title page. It has this title: Mileage-Based User Fees: Defining a Path toward Implementation: Phase 2: An Assessment of Institutional Issues". The report number on the cover page is UTCM Project #09-39-16.
• Corporate Authors:

  University Transportation Center for Mobility

  Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bomberg, Matthew
  • Baker, Richard Tremain
  • Goodin, Ginger D
• Publication Date: 2009-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 44p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Law enforcement; Mileage-based user fees; Payment; Policy; System architecture; Technology assessment; User charges
• Uncontrolled Terms: In-vehicle technology; On board equipment; Value added services
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01144163
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UTCM 09-39-07
• Contract Numbers: DTRT06-G-0044 (Grant)
• Files: UTC, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 16 2009 3:37PM