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Has the Highway Trust Fund Outlived Its Usefulness? A Conversation With Beth Osborne.
The Strong Towns Podcast
Funding Challenges for U.S. Infrastructure
This chapter explores the misconceptions surrounding the federal gas tax and its inadequate contribution to highway and local road maintenance. It highlights the growing maintenance backlogs and the significant role of local taxes, as well as the pressures on states to fund their own infrastructure amidst a lack of federal support. The conversation emphasizes the political challenges of raising the gas tax and the broader implications for transportation funding models in the U.S.
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