This issue brief examines the need to adjust the Federal Motor Vehicle User Fee, commonly referred to as the 'Gas Tax'. To rebuild and expand our roads, bridges, and transit systems, it is time for a modest increase in the federal motor vehicle fuel user fee.
In order to modernize America's infrastructure, an expansion of the workforce is necessary. This issue brief explains the need, and includes recommendations on increasing the number of skilled workers.
Neither the government or the private sector can modernize America's infrastructure alone. This issue brief examines why public-private partnerships are integral to modernizing America's infrastructure.
This issue brief examines the tight correlation between modernizing America's infrastructure and streamlining the permitting process.
Revenue: What Are the Options?Download a printable copy (PDF)
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Railroads are critical to freight movement throughout the United States. The railroad industry's investment in infrastructure alone will not be enough to handle the U.S. Department of Transportation's prediction that freight transportation demand will rise 92% by 2035 from 2002 levels.
Each year, Americans lose more than $9 billion in productivity from flight delays (Port Authority of NY's/NJ's Flight Delay Task Force Report).
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