Transportation for America
Taxpayers for common sense
May 2011
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In the 20th Century, the United States built some of the world’s preeminent transportation systems, including a interstate highway network that’s second to none. The challenge for the 21st century is to maintain this infrastructure while expanding our ability to efficiently
move people and goods.
We face multiple challenges. Money is tight, as the gasoline tax we rely on to build and maintain our transportation network loses its earning power due to improved fuel efficiency and rising costs. Meanwhile, the nation’s transportation needs are increasing, as many of our roads, bridges, and railways fall deeper into a state of disrepair. All of this is occuring in the
context of trillion-dollar annual budget deficits and a $14 trillion national debt. There has never been a more critical time to do more with less.
This paper will introduce seven transportation tools – some big, some small – that can help improve our nation’s transportation system at taxpayer-friendly costs.
This paper offers some of the latest ideas and innovations that can inform the process as Congress writes the next six-year transportation bill. We hope members of Congress will be inspired to encourage, promote, and develop these and other cost-effective transportation measures.
Content:
- Transportation Scenario Planning: Finding Ways to Get the Biggest Bang for the Buck
- High Occupancy Toll Lanes (HOT Lanes): Increasing Capacity with Roadway Pricing
- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): A Cost-Effective Rapid Transit Option
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): Using Technology to Increase Capacity
- Intercity Buses: Connecting Communities with Taxpayer-Friendly Transportation
- Teleworking: Reducing Commuter Impacts on Congested Transportation Systems
- Local Street Connectivity: Protecting Investments in Major Corridors with Increased Local Connectivity
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