Jose Gomez-Ibanez
Professor of Public Policy and Urban Planning; Faculty Affiliate, Environment and Natural Resources Program
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Telephone: (617)-495-1341
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Email: jose_gomez-ibanez@harvard.edu
September 2010
"Transportation Revenue Options: Infrastructure, Emissions, and Congestion"
Discussion Paper
By Henry Lee, Director, Environment and Natural Resources Program, Jose Gomez-Ibanez, Professor of Public Policy and Urban Planning; Faculty Affiliate, Environment and Natural Resources Program, C. Edward Huang, Former Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program/Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, 2009–2010 and Grant Lovellette
The report is a summary of the discussions from a workshop on "Transportation Revenue Options" convened by the Belfer Center in May 2010. The workshop brought together 27 transportation experts for a two-day workshop to discuss three broad revenue-generating options: higher fuel taxes — perhaps supplemented by a carbon tax; fees collected based on vehicle miles traveled (VMT); and congestion fees on major roadways.
