AASHTO Journal, 22 December 2011
A Minnesota task force charged with considering the implications of implementing a mileage-based user fee delivered a report last Friday recognizing that such a fee could be fair and flexible, but should not be implemented until concerns are satisfactorily addressed.The report cited several issues for the Minnesota Department of Transportation to address including privacy, administrative cost, complexity, phasing, and unfamiliarity of the concept among policymakers and the public. The task force was appointed by Transportation Commissioner Tom Sorel in April 2011.
“I appreciate the effort put forth by members of this task force to identify and evaluate issues related to MBUF,” Sorel said in a statement. “Their input is one step in a process, and these findings, along with information we gather from technology research currently underway, will provide policy makers with information needed to address future transportation funding issues.”
More information is available from MnDOT at bit.ly/t2BCyq.