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Reform Recommendations

By Dr. John C. Taylor, published on April 16, 2007

The other way to make more money available for actual capital spending is to become more efficient. There are several opportunities and we would recommend that a number of the following reform proposals be tie barred to any increase in highway funding.

SKU: S2007-05
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Road Funding: Time for a Change

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Michigan’s Transportation System
  • Disposition of State and Local Transportation Revenues
  • Federal, Michigan and Local Revenue Sources
  • Truck Taxation and Road Costs
  • Major Needs
  • Economic Growth Benefits of Transportation Infrastructure Investment
  • Policy Recommendations
    • Offsets to Increased Transportation Taxes
    • Transportation Funding Proposal
    • Transportation Spending Proposal
    • Spending Program Details
    • Additional Public/Private Funding Options
    • Reform Recommendations
      • Consolidation of Local Units and Pooled Services
      • State Trunk Line Road Maintenance
      • Prevailing Wage Laws
      • Design and Build with Warranty
      • Scorecard
      • Performance Audit
      • Control Over Environmental Impact and Project Planning Studies
      • Mass Transit Funding
    • Other Recommendations
  • About the Author
  • Endnotes

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