Abstract
Policymakers are strongly considering new tolls and fees to manage congestion, provide
environmental benefits, and raise money for transportation investment and maintenance.
Understandably, such a shift in the way transportation is financed raises concerns about equity.
In the United States driving is so ubiquitous that any efforts to raise the marginal costs of driving
will have implications across a broad swath of the population, including raising the cost of travel
for many people who are poor and have no alternatives. Understanding how existing
transportation financing schemes compensate for inequities is critical for developing policies that
will ensure fairness in the future. To this end this essay explores how inequity is remediated
through revenue recycling and dedicated programs using transportation finance.
environmental benefits, and raise money for transportation investment and maintenance.
Understandably, such a shift in the way transportation is financed raises concerns about equity.
In the United States driving is so ubiquitous that any efforts to raise the marginal costs of driving
will have implications across a broad swath of the population, including raising the cost of travel
for many people who are poor and have no alternatives. Understanding how existing
transportation financing schemes compensate for inequities is critical for developing policies that
will ensure fairness in the future. To this end this essay explores how inequity is remediated
through revenue recycling and dedicated programs using transportation finance.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Place of Publication | Washington, DC |
| Publisher | Transportation Research Board |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Volume | 303 |
| State | Published - 2009 |