Colorado mileage-based user fee study.

Details

• Creators:
  Ungemah, David H. ; Swenson, Chris R. ; Juriga, Jessica ; Baker, Richard T. ; Goodin, Virginia
• Corporate Creators:
  Parsons Brinckerhoff ; Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Financing Highways Highway User Taxation Implementation Public Opinion Recommendations State Of The Practice
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CDOT-2013-16
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Colorado
• Corporate Publisher:
  Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch
• Abstract:
  The Transportation Research Board, Government Accountability Office, and Colorado Transportation
  
  Finance and Implementation Panel (CTFIP) suggested that Colorado pursue fees based on actual travel
  
  as an alternative to the fuel tax. Revenues from mileage-based user fees (MBUF) would not vary based
  
  on fleet fuel consumption and would instead return revenue in proportion to use of the roadway
  
  network. The 2008 CTFIP recommended specifically that the Colorado Department of Transportation
  
  (CDOT) study MBUF in more detail. This research project investigated the application of mileagebased
  
  user fees, and more expansively road usage charges, as a possible mechanism to improve
  
  funding for transportation. The final report documents: 1) state of the practice in MBUF; 2)
  
  stakeholder and public perceptions of MBUF in Colorado; 3) operations guidance; and 4)
  
  recommendations for next steps. This yielded the primary conclusion: although a mileage-based user
  
  fee system can be created in Colorado so that all Colorado drivers pay their proportional share of
  
  roadway system costs, significant issues remain from technical, policy, and public acceptance
  
  perspectives.
  
  Implementation
  
  Too many operational and technological questions remain unanswered, and must be tested and
  
  evaluated before the state would be ready to commit to a statewide implementation of this strategy.
  
  Rather, alternative short-term measures that can accomplish many of the objectives of mileage-based
  
  user fees – namely, an increase in revenue and better distribution of payment from alternative fuel and
  
  fuel high-efficiency vehicles – should be evaluated and considered.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  30.51
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7652c45212c82f9b2a1aab004b8595c777f7a8ea65b58ba74f836faedbaae080
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27097/dot_27097_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.47 MB ]