1. Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) Fees What’s been done? What’s happening? What do you need to know? Trey Baker Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System Planning, Policy and Environment Austin Office March 24, 2010

2. VA Puget Sound Traffic Choices Study Oregon DOT Road User Fee Pilot University of Iowa National Evaluation Pilot or Field Test Complete as of 2011 Ongoing Pilot or Field Test Interest in Pilot or Field Test Nevada DOT VMT Fee Study Minnesota DOT Road Fee Test I-95 Corridor Coalition Multi-State VMT Fee Concept New York City DOT DriveSmart Program Washington State Road User Charge Assessment Colorado DOT MBUF Study

3. What has been done? Pilot StudyDateFocus Puget Sound Regional Council 2006 Driver response to pricing, revenue impact Oregon Department of Transportation 2007 System design, user perspectives University of Iowa2009 (ongoing) System design, user perspectives Initial pilots looked at feasibility. Is this even a good idea?

4. Pay-at-the-Pump Model The Oregon Pilot (in a nutshell)

5. Where are we now? Pilot StudyDateFocus Oregon EV Legislation Legislation filed 2011, not passed Application of fees to non-fuel tax payers Minnesota Department of Transportation Ongoing Off-the-shelf technology application, driver response Nevada Department of Transportation Ongoing Low-tech option, user perspectives I-95 Corridor CoalitionExpectedMulti-state coordination New York City Department of Transportation RFP ExpectedValue added services Texas Department of Transportation Legislation filed, not passed Administration, user perspectives Focus is increasingly on how to implement

6. The Minnesota Pilot (in a nutshell) Focus on off-the-shelf technology components Technology positioned as an optional discounting mechanism

7. National Efforts Exploratory Research on Technology Options for Collection of Road User Fees (Underway) Additional federal efforts are unlikely at this time ▫There is no MBUF / VMT language in MAP 21

8. What everyone needs to know about VMT Fees

9. It is unlikely that any government entity will “force you to install a tracking device” in your car ▫Detailed location data is not necessary ▫Technology should be presented as an optional discounting mechanism ▫Mandating of safety related devices for OEMs is more likely

10. The fuel tax is likely to remain in place for a very long time ▫The Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) is not going anywhere ▫The fuel tax is cheap and easy to collect

11. A paradigm shift in how Americans view transportation will be required before serious consideration of VMT fees can occur ▫Perceptions of the personal vehicle and freedom of travel are changing ▫Generational differences in privacy concerns and technology acceptance

12. Equity issues are likely to play the biggest role in generating support for change ▫Funding shortfalls don’t click with the public ▫“Pay for what you use” has saliency ▫Oregon is emphasizing fairness in implementing fees on electric vehicles

13. For more information… http://utcm.tamu.edu/mbuf Mileage-based User Fee Symposium documents Primer TTI research Links to news, pilot studies and other resources Listserv Trey Baker r-baker@ttimail.tamu.edur-baker@ttimail.tamu.edu Ginger Goodin g-goodin@tamu.edug-goodin@tamu.edu (512) 467-0946