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San Diego Association of Governments Axes Politically Toxic Vehicle Miles Tax

September 27, 2023 6:38 amSeptember 27, 2023 6:38 am

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) board decided Friday to put an end to the idea of imposing a road usage fee, or vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax, any time soon. The board voted overwhelmingly to permanently remove it...

Tax $900 Million, Cut Congestion 4%

September 6, 2023 6:00 pmSeptember 6, 2023 10:30 pm

With the inexorable and inescapable plod only a government agency can achieve, LA METRO’s plan to tax people as they drive has passed another milestone: the Traffic Reduction Study initiated in 2019 to study, well, traffic reduction has completed its...

VMT Rears its Ugly Head Again as ‘Congestion Pricing’ in LA

May 30, 2023 2:04 pmMay 30, 2023 2:11 pm

So the Los Angeles Times ran a story today all about possible “congestion pricing” schemes coming soon to certain roads in the LA area soon. While the article lauds the social engineering aspect of the concept – even quoting one...

Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Gets a Killer Boost

January 8, 2023 2:31 amJanuary 7, 2023 3:35 pm

It seems as if anything can be done – truly anything – if it is in the name of safety. From the pandemic to peanut butter, as long as a new rule, regulation, mandate, dictate is couched in the language...

A Primer on Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Taxation Concepts

November 10, 2021 2:23 amNovember 11, 2021 11:49 am

For some years the idea of replacing the pay-at-the-pump gas tax with a “vehicle miles traveled” system has been floating in the civic ether. The reasoning took a few different paths, mostly centered around the issue of the fairness of...

Rideshare Companies to Face Electric Vehicle Mandates Under New CARB Regulations

April 2, 2021 2:45 amApril 2, 2021 2:41 pm

A regulation that would have nearly all rideshare vehicles be electric by 2030 was proposed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Wednesday. Known as the Clean Miles Standard, the proposed regulation would cover all services under the transportation...