Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Gas Tax

Forty Transportation Experts, One Message

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 30, 2011 | 1 Comment

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee just spent two days listening to 40 experts from different aspects of the transportation sector and advocacy community, from engineers to environmentalists to the Tea Party. Each person had just four minutes to speak and they crammed as much as they could into their time: observations, demands, recommendations for […]

CBO: Mileage Fee Would Cover the Full Costs of Driving Better Than Gas Tax

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 28, 2011 | 6 Comments

With the White House unwilling to engage on the specifics of how to pay for its $556 billion transportation bill, members of Congress are studying the possibilities. Earlier this month, Senate Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-ND) asked the Congressional Budget Office to analyze the potential of a vehicle-miles-traveled fee as a fairer way to […]

Boxer Pushes LaHood on Financing for Transportation

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 10, 2011 | 10 Comments

Senator Barbara Boxer got down to brass tacks on transportation funding in a committee hearing yesterday, even as DOT Secretary Ray LaHood remained vague on how to pay for the president’s ambitious proposal. Boxer said she’s not in favor of raising the gas tax, but she’d like it to be indexed to inflation. “We don’t […]

The Economist: “Rock-Bottom” U.S. Gas Tax Makes Gas Cheaper Than Water

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 24, 2011 | 33 Comments

Gas prices are up to $3.23 a gallon this week, according to AAA. But before drivers complain about “pain at the pump,” they should compare U.S. gas prices to those in the rest of the developed world. A liter of gas costs about 80 cents. A liter of Fiji bottled water costs about $4.00. According […]

In West Virginia, T&I Committee Kicks Off Field Hearings on Long-term Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 17, 2011 | 1 Comment

Before crafting their $556 billion transportation proposal, Obama administration officials toured the country, holding a series of listening sessions to hear what people wanted in a long-term transportation bill. Now, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is doing the same thing — but don’t expect committee Republicans to come to the same conclusions as the […]

AFL-CIO and Chamber Ask For a Gas Tax Increase, Senators Agree

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 16, 2011 | 5 Comments

Business and labor came together to make a rare show of unity today to push for a robust transportation reauthorization with adequate investment for infrastructure. And they spoke out loud and clear for a higher gas tax. Most surprising of all – it seemed that Senators were finally ready to have a mature discussion about […]

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