What is greener than a VMT tax? The case for an indexed energy user fee to finance us surface transportation

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 451-458

  Greene, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Indexed user tolls on energy; Road finance; Second best environmental pricing; Vehicle mile taxation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS; COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINANCE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; ROADS AND STREETS; TAXATION; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

AVERAGE EFFICIENCIES; COMMERCIAL ENERGY; CONGESTION PRICING; ENERGY USERS; HEAVY VEHICLE; INDEXED USER TOLLS ON ENERGY; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE DESIGN;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; PETROLEUM; PRICE DYNAMICS; ROAD PRICING; TAX SYSTEM; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; USER FEE;

EID: 80955181094     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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