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WA floats ‘road usage charge’ for transportation funding
Washington legislators are weighing a plan to charge drivers for how much they drive to fund transportation projects.
WA lawmaker proposes honor system road usage charge program
After years of discussion around the possibility of a road usage charge system to replace the state gas tax as a primary ...
Washington lawmakers introduce bill that would charge drivers for every mile driven
Washington State may soon make a major move in funding transportation infrastructure. On Tuesday, Washington State ...
Pay-per-mile road usage charge bill introduced in Olympia
House Bill 1921 would gradually transition Washington state to a road usage charge system over the next 10 years.
Pay-by-mile is getting closer to reality in Washington
It would start with a straight odometer read when renewing your tabs. Plans for wireless or GPS-based tracking would follow ...
Legislator proposes pay-per-mile driver tax to buoy declining gas tax revenue
A Washington lawmaker has introduced a bill that could charge drivers for each mile they drive. Rep. Jake Fey, D-Tacoma, chair of the House Transportation Committee, has proposed a Road Usage Charge ...
$1 billion shortfall in WA transportation budget imperils projects
Increasing construction costs and falling gas tax revenue have blown a $1 billion hole in the Washington state transportation ...
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Miles Driven a Key Metric for Road Usage Charge Programs
States are beginning to offer such programs in a pay-as-you-go format, as an alternative to the flat fees attached to ...
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Washington faces transportation funding crisis but road usage charge still iffy proposition
A key topic of discussion was the long-debated road usage charge (RUC), a fee based on miles driven, which has yet to be implemented despite years of discussion. Among the central issues was the ...