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Current & Future Alternative
Funding for Surface Transportation
Paul F Hanley
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental
Engineering
Director of Transportation Policy Research



Mid-America Transportation Center Fall 2012 Lecture Series
              Sponsored in part by Union Pacific




September 7, 2012
How do we pay for roads and mass
transit in our nation?
Video Clipped from Winning MATC sponsored Student Video Competition: Allie Reiter, “Road Scholars”
Taxes




       Excise           Sales              Tolls        Property




Fuel            Tires                   Registration   Title/License   Real Estate
Funding




Revenue             Finance
Taxes




       Excise           Sales              Tolls        Property




Fuel            Tires                   Registration   Title/License   Real Estate
Federal                       Fuel

             Excise



                             Tires
              Tolls




 State
                          Registration
            Property


                          Title/License

          General Funds




             Sales



Local
            Property      Real Estate
Federal                      Fuel          Strong tie to
             Excise
                                          system usage
                             Tires
              Tolls




 State
                          Registration
            Property


                          Title/License

          General Funds




                                             Weak tie to
             Sales



Local                                         system
            Property      Real Estate         usage
Iowa
Revenue
Video Clipped from Winning MATC sponsored Student Video Competition: Allie Reiter, “Road Scholars”
• Audience question 1


Would you be in favor of raising the
fuel tax?
Video Clipped from Winning MATC sponsored Student Video Competition: Allie Reiter, “Road Scholars”
• Audience question 2


What if you knew you paid $250 per
year ($25 per month)?
• Audience question 3

What if the money by law could
only be
spent on roads?
• Audience question 4




What if some money was spent on
transit?
Total % in favor
  Fuel Tax
                       Yes            No                              Yes
Increase Fuel Tax?                   60%
                       29%                                            29%
 n= 1,659



What if you knew you paid      Yes            No                      Yes
$250 per year ($25 per         15%           72%                      38%
month)?


  What if the money by law could      Yes             No              Yes
  only be spent on roads?             47%            41%              49%




           What if some money was spent on     Yes          No        Yes
           transit?                            10%         73%        51%
Changing Emphasis on
existing taxes
Alternatives

                                Taxes




       Excise           Sales              Tolls        Property




Fuel            Tires                   Registration   Title/License   Real Estate
States with Local Option Sales Taxes
• Audience question 5


Increase Sales Tax?
California’s Experience
25 year history
      Voters in 20 counties approved
      Generate $2.5 billion per year

Four features
       Specify the improvements to be financed

      Require direct voter approval

      Spent within the counties that enact them

      Automatically expire
Sales Tax                                                      Total % in favor


Increase Sales Tax?                      Yes          No                 Yes
 n= 1,614                                18%         78%                 18%




                                               Yes          No           Yes
What if the money by law could only be
                                               20%         72%           34%
spent on roads?
• Audience question 6



Create New Tolls?
• Audience question 7


Increase existing tolls where they
exist?
Interstate Bridge/Tunnel Tolls
Non-Interstate Bridge & Tunnel Tolls
Interstate Road Tolls
Non-Interstate Road Tolls
Proposed/Financed/Constructing Tolls
Tolling Interstates

• Yesterday...
• Long standing prohibition on new tolls for existing Interstate Highways


• Today....
• MAP-21 opens the door for tolling both Interstate and Non-Interstate
  Highways


          • Section 129 general toll program
          • Section 166 high occupancy toll program
Tolling Interstates & Non-Interstate
Highways
• Section 129 general toll program
• Allows toll on all new capacity added to the National Highway
  System
  • Revenue used for
     • Debt service,
     • Private invest return,
     • Operations and maintenance,
     • P3 payments,
     • Other 23 programs

  • Needs annual audits

  • No toll agreements between USDOT and State & Local Gov
Tolling Interstates & Non-Interstate
Highways
• Section 166 high occupancy toll program
• Allows toll on all new capacity added to the National Highway System
   • Revenue used for
        • Same as Section 129
   • Must include
        • Enforcement,
        • automatic tolling,
        • tolls vary by congestion,
        • Interoperable between systems

  • Needs annual audits

  • No toll agreements between USDOT and State & Local Gov
I-394 in Minneapolis, Minnesota (HOT lanes)
Total % in
  Tolls                                                          favor
Increase Existing
Tolls?
                                         Yes          No               Yes
 n= 965                                  31%         63%               31%




                                               Yes          No         Yes
What if the money by law could only be
                                               30%         62%         50%
spent on roads?



                                                                 Total % in
                                                                 favor
Create New Tolls?                        Yes          No               Yes
 n= 638                                  32%         61%               32%
Property Taxes
• Audience question 8


Increase Registration Fees?
Registration Fees
                                                                 Total % in
                                                                 favor

Increase Fees?                           Yes          No               Yes
 n= 1,623                                31%         63%               31%




                                               Yes          No         Yes
What if the money by law could only be
                                               34%         57%         53%
spent on roads?
Introduce New Taxes
New Taxes/Fees
Mileage Based Charging
• Audience question 9


Adopt a mileage based user charge?
Cellular Data
                 Network

                                        $

                                 Billing & Dispersal
Vehicle w/ OBU                   Center



                                                       Participants
Participants
Over 81,000 eligible candidates volunteered

Enrolled         2,653
Completed        2,511
Dropped out       5.4%

Matched National Demographics
     Gender, Age, Education, Income, Commute
Travel Time, Self-identified Political Affiliation
Vehicle Miles Traveled




• Total 22,000,000 miles (8,400 mi/veh)
GPS Accuracy



                GPS Outage     Percent of
   Total VMT         Miles          Total

   21,566,000      1,626,000       7.54%
Findings: Technology
Technically feasible using currently
mature technologies.
• Reliably assigned VMT to federal, state, and local
jurisdictions

– 99.4% accountability


– No detectable urban or natural canyon effects


– No significant data loss using commercial cellular data


– Mature Technology used
   o designed and manufactured in the 2005-06 timeframe
Installation equipment into existing
vehicles posed a daunting challenge.
• Complex process


Trained, professional installers, required an average of 90 minutes to
complete

25% required a follow-up visit
  8% directly related to installation

1.3% had vehicle incompatibility issues

*OBU connected into electrical system and on-board diagnostic bus
Findings: Participant Acceptance
Perception was positively impacted
by experience and exposure
• Initial perception
 – 42% favorable
– 17% negative


• Final perception (10 month exposure)
 – 70% favorable
– 19% negative
Privacy was a significant issue but
is not an insurmountable barrier
• 60% believe
  – Government will track their travel
• 34% want
 – Minimal travel detail collected


• Still, > 70% stated
  – The system was reliable, accurate, and fair
  – Viable replacement of the fuel tax
The ability to audit the accuracy of
charges outweighed privacy concerns.

• 66% favored
 – Summary of VMT by jurisdiction, and
 – Indifferent to
 o Daily summary, or
 o Monthly summary


• Strong desire to audit the system for accuracy
VMT Fee
    In favor of a VMT
    fee?                           Yes           No
                                   32%          68%
     n= 1,589
                                                            Total % in
                                                            favor

    What if the vmt fee was tied          Yes          No         Yes
    to your mpg?                          19%         81%         45%



                                         Yes
                                         45%

                                                            Total % in
                                                            favor
Would you still be in
                               Yes               No              Yes
favor if GPS was used ?
                               57%              43%              26%
 n= 715
• Thank you for your
 attention!

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MATC Fall Lecture Series: Paul Hanley

  • 1. Current & Future Alternative Funding for Surface Transportation Paul F Hanley Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Director of Transportation Policy Research Mid-America Transportation Center Fall 2012 Lecture Series Sponsored in part by Union Pacific September 7, 2012
  • 2. How do we pay for roads and mass transit in our nation?
  • 3. Video Clipped from Winning MATC sponsored Student Video Competition: Allie Reiter, “Road Scholars”
  • 4. Taxes Excise Sales Tolls Property Fuel Tires Registration Title/License Real Estate
  • 5. Funding Revenue Finance
  • 6. Taxes Excise Sales Tolls Property Fuel Tires Registration Title/License Real Estate
  • 7. Federal Fuel Excise Tires Tolls State Registration Property Title/License General Funds Sales Local Property Real Estate
  • 8. Federal Fuel Strong tie to Excise system usage Tires Tolls State Registration Property Title/License General Funds Weak tie to Sales Local system Property Real Estate usage
  • 10. Video Clipped from Winning MATC sponsored Student Video Competition: Allie Reiter, “Road Scholars”
  • 11. • Audience question 1 Would you be in favor of raising the fuel tax?
  • 12. Video Clipped from Winning MATC sponsored Student Video Competition: Allie Reiter, “Road Scholars”
  • 13. • Audience question 2 What if you knew you paid $250 per year ($25 per month)?
  • 14. • Audience question 3 What if the money by law could only be spent on roads?
  • 15. • Audience question 4 What if some money was spent on transit?
  • 16. Total % in favor Fuel Tax Yes No Yes Increase Fuel Tax? 60% 29% 29% n= 1,659 What if you knew you paid Yes No Yes $250 per year ($25 per 15% 72% 38% month)? What if the money by law could Yes No Yes only be spent on roads? 47% 41% 49% What if some money was spent on Yes No Yes transit? 10% 73% 51%
  • 18. Alternatives Taxes Excise Sales Tolls Property Fuel Tires Registration Title/License Real Estate
  • 19. States with Local Option Sales Taxes
  • 20. • Audience question 5 Increase Sales Tax?
  • 21. California’s Experience 25 year history Voters in 20 counties approved Generate $2.5 billion per year Four features Specify the improvements to be financed Require direct voter approval Spent within the counties that enact them Automatically expire
  • 22. Sales Tax Total % in favor Increase Sales Tax? Yes No Yes n= 1,614 18% 78% 18% Yes No Yes What if the money by law could only be 20% 72% 34% spent on roads?
  • 23. • Audience question 6 Create New Tolls?
  • 24. • Audience question 7 Increase existing tolls where they exist?
  • 26. Non-Interstate Bridge & Tunnel Tolls
  • 30. Tolling Interstates • Yesterday... • Long standing prohibition on new tolls for existing Interstate Highways • Today.... • MAP-21 opens the door for tolling both Interstate and Non-Interstate Highways • Section 129 general toll program • Section 166 high occupancy toll program
  • 31. Tolling Interstates & Non-Interstate Highways • Section 129 general toll program • Allows toll on all new capacity added to the National Highway System • Revenue used for • Debt service, • Private invest return, • Operations and maintenance, • P3 payments, • Other 23 programs • Needs annual audits • No toll agreements between USDOT and State & Local Gov
  • 32. Tolling Interstates & Non-Interstate Highways • Section 166 high occupancy toll program • Allows toll on all new capacity added to the National Highway System • Revenue used for • Same as Section 129 • Must include • Enforcement, • automatic tolling, • tolls vary by congestion, • Interoperable between systems • Needs annual audits • No toll agreements between USDOT and State & Local Gov
  • 33. I-394 in Minneapolis, Minnesota (HOT lanes)
  • 34. Total % in Tolls favor Increase Existing Tolls? Yes No Yes n= 965 31% 63% 31% Yes No Yes What if the money by law could only be 30% 62% 50% spent on roads? Total % in favor Create New Tolls? Yes No Yes n= 638 32% 61% 32%
  • 36. • Audience question 8 Increase Registration Fees?
  • 37. Registration Fees Total % in favor Increase Fees? Yes No Yes n= 1,623 31% 63% 31% Yes No Yes What if the money by law could only be 34% 57% 53% spent on roads?
  • 41. • Audience question 9 Adopt a mileage based user charge?
  • 42. Cellular Data Network $ Billing & Dispersal Vehicle w/ OBU Center Participants
  • 43.
  • 44. Participants Over 81,000 eligible candidates volunteered Enrolled 2,653 Completed 2,511 Dropped out 5.4% Matched National Demographics Gender, Age, Education, Income, Commute Travel Time, Self-identified Political Affiliation
  • 45. Vehicle Miles Traveled • Total 22,000,000 miles (8,400 mi/veh)
  • 46. GPS Accuracy GPS Outage Percent of Total VMT Miles Total 21,566,000 1,626,000 7.54%
  • 48. Technically feasible using currently mature technologies. • Reliably assigned VMT to federal, state, and local jurisdictions – 99.4% accountability – No detectable urban or natural canyon effects – No significant data loss using commercial cellular data – Mature Technology used o designed and manufactured in the 2005-06 timeframe
  • 49. Installation equipment into existing vehicles posed a daunting challenge. • Complex process Trained, professional installers, required an average of 90 minutes to complete 25% required a follow-up visit 8% directly related to installation 1.3% had vehicle incompatibility issues *OBU connected into electrical system and on-board diagnostic bus
  • 51. Perception was positively impacted by experience and exposure • Initial perception – 42% favorable – 17% negative • Final perception (10 month exposure) – 70% favorable – 19% negative
  • 52. Privacy was a significant issue but is not an insurmountable barrier • 60% believe – Government will track their travel • 34% want – Minimal travel detail collected • Still, > 70% stated – The system was reliable, accurate, and fair – Viable replacement of the fuel tax
  • 53. The ability to audit the accuracy of charges outweighed privacy concerns. • 66% favored – Summary of VMT by jurisdiction, and – Indifferent to o Daily summary, or o Monthly summary • Strong desire to audit the system for accuracy
  • 54. VMT Fee In favor of a VMT fee? Yes No 32% 68% n= 1,589 Total % in favor What if the vmt fee was tied Yes No Yes to your mpg? 19% 81% 45% Yes 45% Total % in favor Would you still be in Yes No Yes favor if GPS was used ? 57% 43% 26% n= 715
  • 55. • Thank you for your attention!