There Are Many Problems With Democrats' Plan for a Federal Gas Tax Holiday
A federal gasoline tax holiday would undermine the user fee system for funding highways and could worsen inflation.
Highways
Last Year's 'Staggering Increase in Traffic Fatalities' Reflects Increased Driving After a Pandemic-Related Drop
While the fatality rate rose substantially in 2020, it remained essentially the same in 2021.
Private Property Rights Made the First Thanksgiving Possible
Something to be grateful for.
The $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Spends a Lot More Money on the Same Old Highway Programs
Virginia spends around $35,000 per mile of state-controlled road. In New Jersey, it's $1.1 million. Both states are about to get a lot more federal funding.
It's Not Always a Bad Idea to Expand a Highway
Critics of adding road capacity ignore its benefits while proposing solutions that won't fix traffic congestion.
The One Silver Lining in the Deficit-Funded, Red-Tape-Filled Infrastructure Bill
The bill working its way through Congress would create a national pilot program to study replacing the gas tax with a mileage-based user fee.
Highways and Bridges Are Not Crumbling
Washington isn’t helping, so let states take the lead.
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.
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.