Tolling lessons learned for road usage charge

In 2021, the federal gasoline tax raised about $32.8 billion which accounted for about 70% of the Federal Highway Trust Fund’s expenditures, with a shortfall of $14 billion (FHWA, 2021). In response, many states have launched pilot or full-scale programs of road-usage charge (RUC) as an alternative transportation funding source. One of the fundamental challenges of RUC is the high cost of implementation compared to a traditional motor fuel tax (Caltrans, 2017). To address this, states look to leverage existing vehicle-level pricing programs, such as road tolling to learn possible synergies between RUC and tolling. In this paper, we conducted semi-structured interviews with experts from tolling programs across the U.S. to identify areas of overlap between tolling and RUC. Consequently, we built upon the interview findings with a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to evaluate how ready the RUC pilot programs are for implementation. Our results demonstrated that there are numerous les..., The uploaded file summarizes the Road User Charge Pilot Program findings from reports published by the respective state's transportation department (DOTs). The summarization has been done based on the criteria identified for the study explained in the full report., It is an excel file with no restrictions2021年，联邦汽油税收入约328亿美元，约占联邦公路信托基金（Federal Highway Trust Fund）支出的70%，存在140亿美元的资金缺口（美国联邦公路管理局，Federal Highway Administration, FHWA，2021）。 为此，美国多个州已推出道路使用费（road-usage charge, RUC）试点或全面项目，作为交通资金的替代来源。道路使用费的核心挑战之一，是相较于传统机动车燃油税，其实施成本高昂（加州交通厅，Caltrans，2017）。 为解决这一问题，各州计划依托现有车辆级定价项目（如道路收费），探索道路使用费与收费系统间的潜在协同效应。 本研究对美国各地道路收费项目的专家开展半结构化访谈，以识别道路收费与道路使用费的重叠领域。 在此基础上，结合访谈结果，采用多准则决策分析（multi-criteria decision analysis, MCDA）评估道路使用费试点项目的实施就绪程度。 研究结果表明，存在诸多……。 上传文件汇总了各州交通部门（Department of Transportation, DOTs）发布报告中的道路使用费试点项目相关发现，汇总依据为完整报告中明确的研究标准。 该文件为无使用限制的Excel表格。