Republicans and Democrats Endorse Concept, but Gloss Over Details, of Funding Infrastructure With User Fees
A federal mileage-based user fee is still years away, and there's very little political support for a federal gas tax hike.
Highways
Why Can't You Buy a Starbucks on the Interstate?
In 1960, Congress forbid service plazas on the new Interstate highways. It’s time for that to change.
Biden Administration Deploys the Civil Rights Act To Stop a $7 Billion Highway Project in Houston
The Federal Highway Administration is asking Texas officials to hit pause on a massive highway widening project while it examines whether it violates Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
The Incoming Biden Administration Raises the Possibility of More Infrastructure Weeks and More Infrastructure Spending
More spending doesn't necessarily mean better results.
In the Middle of a Severe Recession, California Prepares To Raise Its Gas Tax to 50 Cents a Gallon
The Golden State has the highest gas tax in the nation, and one of its worst-performing highway systems.
House Democrats' $500 Billion Transportation Overhaul Would Require Doubling the Federal Gas Tax
Senate Republicans have proposed a far more modest reauthorization of federal surface transportation spending programs that are set to expire in September.
Did Subway Riders or Motorists Do More To Spread COVID-19 in New York City?
Transit wonks are debating which mode of transportation was most responsible for the country's worst COVID-19 outbreak.
House Democrats' $760 Billion Infrastructure Proposal Has Lots of Funding Proposals, Few Proposed Funding Sources
The "Moving Forward Framework" includes some sensible reforms alongside expensive, dubious policy proposals.
Would Building Speed-Limit-Free Highway Lanes Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
One California legislator wants to combat global warming with more roadways.
Rural America Needs Road Infrastructure Investment the Least
But Trump's infrastructure plan will give it to them anyway.
Leaked Copy of Trump's Infrastructure Plan Reveals Emphasis on Private Investment
The document gives us the most detailed take yet on the administration's $1 trillion infrastructure plan.
Ku Klux Klan Can Go Forward with Free Speech Lawsuit, Says Georgia Supreme Court
The group's application to participate in an "Adopt-A-Highway" program was initially denied.
Government Roadblock: Feds Should Just Get Out of the Way of Self-Driving Vehicles
"All government needs to do for the next transportation revolution [is to] get out of the road."
How to Fix Southern California's Traffic Problems
The Reason Foundation releases its Southern California mobility plan.