Aligning California's Transportation Funding with Its Climate Policies

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• Creators:
  Sciara, Gian-Claudia ; Lee, Amy
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin ; University of California, Davis
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Climate change
  • Environmental policy
  • Fees
  • Fuel taxes
  • Government funding
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Pollutants
  • Revenues
  • Sustainable transportation
  • Transportation policy
• Publication/ Report Number:
  NCST-WP-201801
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;California
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC)
• Abstract:
  California has established itself as a leader in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. At the same time, the state has not reflected its ambitious policies for GHG reduction and climate action in its practices for allocating state transportation funding. This white paper reviews the complex systems through which California generates and allocates state revenue for transportation investment. It finds that the state's framework for funding transportation is disconnected from its climate goals. The paper also suggests preliminary steps for revising this framework to reinforce GHG reduction goals. Such recommendations are particularly salient given the state's recently completed study of road user charges as an alternative transportation revenue source. Implementation of road charges - or any other new or revised transportation revenue source - would need to address the disposition of revenues generated. The paper argues that California should use any such opportunity to align the distribution of state transportation dollars with its climate objectives, not fall back on status quo allocation practices.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35038/dot_35038_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.12 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Resilience and Vulnerability Collection ; University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
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