Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0

Author-Name: Asha Weinstein Agrawal
Author-Workplace-Name: National Transportation Finance Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University
Author-Workplace-Email: asha.weinstein.agrawal@sjsu.edu
 
Author-Name: Hilary Nixon
Author-Workplace-Name: National Transportation Finance Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University
Author-Workplace-Email: hilary.nixon@sjsu.edu

Title: Getting Mileage Fees Right: What Does the U.S. Public Think?

Abstract: The United States faces a critical policy dilemma with respect to transportation funding: how to fund roads, highways, and public transportation into the future given the dwindling productivity of fuel taxes. This paper explores survey data that sheds light on public opinion about one promising replacement for fuel taxes, so-called Òmileage fees.Ó We analyzed 14 years of national survey data from U.S. adults to provide policymakers and researchers with evidence to answer three questions. First, what percent of Americans support the concept of mileage fees and has that support changed over time? Second, does support for mileage fees vary substantially by personal characteristics such as income or annual mileage driven? And third, are some mileage fee design choices more popular with the public than others? 

Length: 92 pages

Creation-Date: 2023-12

File-URL: https://icepp.gsu.edu/files/2023/12/paper2325.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf

Handle: RePEc:ays:ispwps:paper2325