Mileage-based fees are viewed by many in the transportation industry as the preferred long term solution to chronic federal and state transportation funding shortfalls. As they are a relatively recent innovation, there are numerous unanswered questions as to how such systems might be implemented.

TTI researchers have examined mileage fee technology and policy related issues for several research sponsors since 2006, including activities such as:

• Conducting public acceptance research on the mileage-fee concept and various technology configurations,
• Developing mileage fee implementation models and administrative frameworks,
• Conducting technology and institutional assessments,
• Evaluating distance-based insurance to understand driver behavior for potential pay-by-the-mile applications,
• Developing mileage fee concepts of operation.

Through the University Transportation Center on Mobility (UTCM) researchers have developed a website that serves as a repository of research, news, and links to activities related to mileage-based fees http://utcm.tamu.edu/mbuf

Projects

• Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Fees Study, 0-6660
• Feasibility of Mileage-Based User Fees: Application in Rural/Small Urban Areas of Northeast Texas
• Mileage-Based User Fees – Defining a Path Towards Implementation: An Assessment of Institutional Issues
• Development of a Mileage-Based User Fee Research Website
• Mileage-Based User Fees – Defining a Path toward Implementation (Phase 2): An Assessment of Technology Issues
• Mileage-Based User Fees—Defining a Path toward Implementation (Phase 1: Identifying a Research Strategy)