Administrative/Regulatory
Jun. 13, 2017
Are road-use charges the way forward?
Many tout road-use charging as a way to pay for necessary repairs to U.S. public roads, but like everything road related, it has its hazards.
Dorothy J. Glancy
Santa Clara University School of LawPhone: (408) 554-4075
Email: dglancy@scu.edu
Harvard Law School
Dorothy J. Glancy is a professor of law at Santa Clara University School of Law. She specializes in law and technology issues
Nobody enjoys jolting over potholes or fuming in traffic jams. Nearly everyone agrees that public roads in the United States need fixing. How states will pay to fix roadway infrastructure is more controversial.
Federal and state taxes on vehicle fuels have funded roadway infrastructure since the 1930s. By the 21st century, old-fashioned gas taxes are outmoded and provide insufficient revenue. Surely, technology can offer something better than pay-at-the pump taxes. Right now, the mo...
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