Title
Road Finance Alternatives: An Analysis of Metro Area Road Taxes
Abstract
The average Twin Cities household paid about $500 in state and local taxes for roads in 1996. The total tax burden for the region was nearly $1 billion, with two-thirds coming from revenues that are fixed or hidden from the traveler's perspective. Tax alternatives that favor use-related charges can send travelers a clear price signal, ultimately encouraging more efficient travel behavior. Tax policy might have an effect on housing location decisions at the rural-urban fringe, where farmland development premiums are still small. Road tax policy will need to change in order to keep pace with higher construction costs.
Series/Report Number
Report #9 in the Transportation and Regional Growth Study
Funding information
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Suggested Citation
Ryan, Barry; Stinson, Thomas.
(2002).
Road Finance Alternatives: An Analysis of Metro Area Road Taxes.
Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy,
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/850.