Road Funding: Time for a Change

Contents

• Executive Summary
  • How to Use This Report
  • Overview of Michigan’s Road Conditions and Funding Trends
  • Additional Revenues Must Be Linked to Offsets and Reforms
  • Lane Expansion and Federal Funds
  • Policy Reform Recommendations
• Introduction
• Michigan’s Transportation System
  • Road Ownership, Classification and Travel Volumes
  • Michigan Transportation Funding
• Disposition of State and Local Transportation Revenues
  • Disposition of Federal Transportation Revenues
  • Disposition of State Transportation Revenues
  • State Expenditures by Type/Function
  • Local Expenditures by Type/Function
• Federal, Michigan and Local Revenue Sources
  • Federal Sources
  • State Sources
    • Fuel Taxes
    • Registration Fees
    • Bond Proceeds
    • Total
  • Local Sources
• Truck Taxation and Road Costs
  • Truck Taxes and Revenue
  • Truck Cost: Revenue Equity Studies
  • Michigan’s Extra Heavy Trucks
  • Summary
• Major Needs
  • Federal Funding Trends
  • National Highway Funding Needs
  • State Investment Needs Studies
    • MDOT
    • Michigan Chamber of Commerce
    • Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
    • County Road Association of Michigan and the Road Commission for Oakland County
    • Outside Organizations
  • Analysis of Michigan Needs Indicators
    • Vehicle Miles Traveled Versus Lane Miles Added
    • Commercial Vehicle Miles Traveled versus Lane/Miles Added
    • Pavement Condition
    • Congestion Levels
    • Car Damage Costs
    • State Trunk Line Funding and Spending Trends
    • Major Project Funding Needs
    • Highway Inflation Impact on Revenue
    • Debt Service as a Percent of Spending
    • County/City Funding Pressure
  • Conclusions on Need
• Economic Growth Benefits of Transportation Infrastructure Investment
  • The Broad Rationale for Transportation Infrastructure Investment
  • National Transportation Investment and Economic Growth
  • National Case Studies on Highway Infrastructure Investment Benefits
  • Michigan Transportation Investment and Economic Growth
  • Michigan Transportation Investment: Contributions to the Economy and Individuals
• Policy Recommendations
  • Offsets to Increased Transportation Taxes
  • Transportation Funding Proposal
  • Transportation Spending Proposal
  • Spending Program Details
    • Regular Formula Allocation Fund
    • Priority Network Fund
    • Incentive Match Fund
  • 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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