In recent years, costs of highway facilities have generally been considered to be the responsibility of highway users. Although the private sector has recently been called upon to assume more cost responsibility, highways are primarily financed from taxes.
According to the Transportation Research Board, government regulation and continuedincreases in fuel prices could cut fuel consumption in the United S...
The current system of roadway pricing and finance in California primarily employs fees applied to retail motor fuel sales. Consequently, most users of...
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