Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Gas Tax

Our transit vehicles haven't looked like this since the early 80s. Isn't it time our federal transit funding policies got a 2020 upgrade, too? Image: Creative Commons

It's Time to End The 80-20 Split

By Kea Wilson | Nov 18, 2020 | No Comments

A single, 38-year-old transportation law has locked America into a car-dominated status quo for far too long — and advocates believe the next congress could be the ones to finally get our country out of the 1980s for good.

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How Raising Gas Taxes Prevents COVID Carmageddon

By John Greenfield | Oct 22, 2020 | No Comments

Raising the city gas tax a few cents a gallon would help deter unnecessary car trips while addressing the budget shortfall, without causing undue fiscal pain for residents.

Americans Want Drivers Who Drive More to Pay More

By Kea Wilson | Jul 20, 2020 | No Comments

People are starting to get behind a VMT tax. (Um, so what's a vehicle miles traveled tax?)

Ten Simple Policies to Subtract Cars From Our Streets

By Kea Wilson | Feb 24, 2020 | No Comments

Want less road carnage? We need fewer cars on the roads. Here are some tools cities are already using (and should consider using) to save lives and reduce auto use.

Drivers Pay 4x More For Cell Phones Than Roads

By Kea Wilson | Jan 21, 2020 | No Comments

The average American spends over four times as much on their cell phone bill as they do on gas tax.

Trump Shifts Obama Transit Funding to Roads

By Aaron Short | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.

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