Road Usage Charges in Washington State? Methodical Approach to Evaluating a Transition Away from the Gas Tax

摘要: After years of studies that pointed toward road usage charging as a possible approach to the future funding, Washington State embarked on methodical process first assess feasibility and then evaluate business case. The involved educating broad-based steering committee experience worldwide potential policy objectives evaluating wide range illustrative high-level operational concepts, from simple complex. resultant finding was could be feasible. next phase creating smaller set articulating objectives, case standpoint dollars cents ability achieve objectives. It found there value approach. Moving too quickly pilot programs or implementation create backlash resulting lack understanding problem solved it...