Tag: Mineta Transportation Institute

Roadbuilding

Study: No ‘significant difference’ between cost of gas tax and RUC on California drivers

Fuel efficient cars have been a boon for the environment and the wallets of drivers, but it’s had the side effect of bringing in fewer tax dollars to support roads in California and across the nation. As a result, some states are looking toward adopting a new road user charge (RUC) that taxes drivers based […]

November 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Poll shows most voters would support gas tax hike for roadwork

Well more than two-thirds of voters would be willing to more at the pump if it meant the money was going to pay for road construction, according to a poll from the Mineta Transportation Institute. About 71 percent of the voters polled said they would support at 10-cent gas hike if the money were spent on […]

May 1, 2015

Business

Surveys find Americans willing to support 10-cent fuel tax increase to maintain roads

Ever wonder why some research studies show substantial public support for increased fuel taxes and other studies show the opposite? It turns out, it’s all in how you ask the question. Exhaustive proof of that is provided in the Mineta Transportation Institute’s fourth annual survey of public opinion about paying additional taxes to support transportation […]

August 1, 2013

Roadbuilding

Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus

Advocating a fuel tax increase in today’s Congress would be a feckless act of courage.

August 2, 2011