Comparing the Impacts of Mileage-Based User Fees and Gas Tax on Low-Income Drivers in Southern California
Date: July 12, 2022
Author(s): Shinah Park
Abstract
California has set goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, prompting stakeholders in the transportation sector to research ways to reduce vehicle miles of travel (VMT) through possible pricing strategies to incentivize less driving. The current transportation funding mechanism relies on the state gas tax. This tax is not a sustainable source of revenue since increases in the fuel economy of vehicles — absent an increase in the tax — will reduce revenue generation
About the Project
This capstone project was completed in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Master of Urban & Regional Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.