Topic: Transportation Funding
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The Big Fix
The End of Federal Transportation Funding as We Know It
The diminishing power of the gas tax has renewed debate about how — and even whether — Washington can pay for local roads and rails.
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Who Should Pay for Transportation?
A new generation of funding schemes turns the "user fee" on its head.
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Will We Finally See an Increase to State and Federal Gas Taxes?
Long a political poison, lawmakers are bringing fuel charges back to the bargaining table.
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Why Are States Passing Up Billions in Federal Transit Funds?
The GAO reports that only a tenth of $53 billion in flexible transportation funding went to transit in the past five years.
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Submit Your Questions for Ray LaHood
The outgoing Secretary of Transportation will answer questions from Atlantic Cities readers here later this month.
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Charts
Where State Transportation Money Goes
A new state-by-state analysis shows just how transportation dollars are spent.
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Are Road Use Fees Just Too Creepy to Work?
Paying for roads based on usage makes intellectual sense, but so far drivers are unconvinced that tracking their movements would ever be OK
