The Future Of Toll Roads In The U.S.
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-10-22/future-toll-roads-us
A California Highway Patrol officer guards the closed toll plaza leading to the San Francisco Bay Bridge October 28, 2009 in Oakland, California.
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Toll roads make up a fraction of America’s highways, but their number is growing. More than 5,000 miles of U.S. roads require tolls today, up 15 percent over the past decade. One reason: The highway trust fund is in crisis. It’s currently financed by a federal gas tax that has not risen since Bill Clinton was president. So states are looking for other ways to pay for much needed transportation projects. Current laws prohibit the tolling of existing interstate highways. But many infrastructure advocates would like to change that. Others argue public roads should be accessible to all Americans. Diane and her guests discuss how best to pay for highways and the future of toll roads.
Guests
Robert Puentes
senior fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution.
Chris Edwards
economist and editor of DownsizingGovernment.org, Cato Institute.
Donald Cohen
executive director, In The Public Interest. It's a resource center on privatization and responsible contracting.
Ed Rendell
Building America’s Future Co-Chair; former governor of Pennsylvania.
Bill Graves
president and CEO, American Trucking Associations; former governor of Kansas.
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