logging in or signing up Toll 4 letter word SH TRB2005 FordeS Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 231 Category: Business & Fin.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: July 09, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript TOLL:The Four Letter Word of Transportation Finance : Steve Heminger Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission Transportation Research Board Executive Committee June 17, 2005 TOLL: The Four Letter Word of Transportation Finance Gas Tax is a Goner: Gas Tax is a Goner No federal rate increase since 1993 Less than 1/2 of states have raised their state gas tax since 1993 6 states with tax hikes were due to automatic indexing Fuel Efficiency Stalls Out: Fuel Efficiency Stalls Out Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2004 Explosive Growth of SUVs: Explosive Growth of SUVs Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2004 Light Duty Vehicle Sales Trends by Vehicle Type Far Higher Gasoline Prices Abroad: Far Higher Gasoline Prices Abroad Source: International Energy Agency, 2005 Gasoline Prices for Selected Countries Retail Gasoline Prices Dwarf Tax Rate: Retail Gasoline Prices Dwarf Tax Rate Source: Energy Information Administration, FHWA, 2005 Slide7: 'Read my Lips: No New Taxes' — George H. W. Bush, 1988 “Pay As You Go” System: 'Pay As You Go' System Stopped paying — no political will for tax hikes Stopping going — mounting traffic congestion and repair backlogs False Trail: The General Fund: False Trail: The General Fund Annual U.S. Transportation Spending Source: The Brookings Institution, 2003 Growing Reliance on Non-User Fees: Growing Reliance on Non-User Fees Source: Surface Transportation Policy Project, 2002 Original Toll Concept — River Chains: Original Toll Concept — River Chains U.S. History of Toll Roads: U.S. History of Toll Roads Continued next slide U.S. History of Toll Roads (cont’d): U.S. History of Toll Roads (cont’d) Continued next slide U.S. History of Toll Roads (cont’d): U.S. History of Toll Roads (cont’d) Electronic Toll Collection:The Great Enabler: Source: FHWA Electronic Toll Collection: The Great Enabler Congestion Tolls: Congestion Tolls Source: Institute of Transportation Studies, UCLA Weight-Distance Truck Tolls: Weight-Distance Truck Tolls Source: Institute of Transportation Studies, UCLA Slide18: Press Overreaction Legislative Resistance: 'Tolls are a polite form of highway robbery.' — Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General Legislative Resistance Free Lunch Mentality: Free Lunch Mentality Slide21: www.mtc.ca.gov You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Toll 4 letter word SH TRB2005 FordeS Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 231 Category: Business & Fin.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: July 09, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript TOLL:The Four Letter Word of Transportation Finance : Steve Heminger Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission Transportation Research Board Executive Committee June 17, 2005 TOLL: The Four Letter Word of Transportation Finance Gas Tax is a Goner: Gas Tax is a Goner No federal rate increase since 1993 Less than 1/2 of states have raised their state gas tax since 1993 6 states with tax hikes were due to automatic indexing Fuel Efficiency Stalls Out: Fuel Efficiency Stalls Out Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2004 Explosive Growth of SUVs: Explosive Growth of SUVs Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2004 Light Duty Vehicle Sales Trends by Vehicle Type Far Higher Gasoline Prices Abroad: Far Higher Gasoline Prices Abroad Source: International Energy Agency, 2005 Gasoline Prices for Selected Countries Retail Gasoline Prices Dwarf Tax Rate: Retail Gasoline Prices Dwarf Tax Rate Source: Energy Information Administration, FHWA, 2005 Slide7: 'Read my Lips: No New Taxes' — George H. W. Bush, 1988 “Pay As You Go” System: 'Pay As You Go' System Stopped paying — no political will for tax hikes Stopping going — mounting traffic congestion and repair backlogs False Trail: The General Fund: False Trail: The General Fund Annual U.S. Transportation Spending Source: The Brookings Institution, 2003 Growing Reliance on Non-User Fees: Growing Reliance on Non-User Fees Source: Surface Transportation Policy Project, 2002 Original Toll Concept — River Chains: Original Toll Concept — River Chains U.S. History of Toll Roads: U.S. History of Toll Roads Continued next slide U.S. History of Toll Roads (cont’d): U.S. History of Toll Roads (cont’d) Continued next slide U.S. History of Toll Roads (cont’d): U.S. History of Toll Roads (cont’d) Electronic Toll Collection:The Great Enabler: Source: FHWA Electronic Toll Collection: The Great Enabler Congestion Tolls: Congestion Tolls Source: Institute of Transportation Studies, UCLA Weight-Distance Truck Tolls: Weight-Distance Truck Tolls Source: Institute of Transportation Studies, UCLA Slide18: Press Overreaction Legislative Resistance: 'Tolls are a polite form of highway robbery.' — Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General Legislative Resistance Free Lunch Mentality: Free Lunch Mentality Slide21: www.mtc.ca.gov