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NCHRP Synthesis 20-05/Topic 46-01 [Final (Synthesis)]

Public Perception of Mileage-Based User Fees
[ NCHRP 20-05 (Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices) ]

  Project Data
Funds: $40,000
Authorization to Begin Work: 9/9/2014 -- estimated
Staff Responsibility: Jon M. Williams
Research Agency: San Jose State University
Principal Investigator: Asha Agrawal
Completion Date: 2/24/2016
Fiscal Year: 2014

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 487: Public Perception of Mileage-Based Use Fees explores proposals to replace the current motor fuel tax with a road usage charge assessed on vehicle-miles traveled, often called a mileage-base user fee (MBUF). The report identifies and assesses various measures of public opinion on the MBUF concept.

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