The Mineta Transportation Institute study looked just at transportation revenue collected by the state, a package of taxes and fees established by Senate Bill 1 in 2017.
Plan would replace gas tax to pay for infrastructure, which could set precedent as new federal authorization debate is set to begin.
If the target of five million EVs by 2030 is met, the state will collect $2B more in revenue than if it moves at slower rate, new report says.
Seventy-five percent of respondents supported a 10¢ increase in the gas tax if the revenue raised is dedicated to maintenance projects.
With funding continuing to be an issue for transit projects, some of the top voices in the industry discuss ways to bridge that gap.
The funding will go to Metro’s program of projects which include highway, transit and goods movement elements.
The order was supported by the Federal Gas Tax Fund, through which the Government of Canada provides funding for municipal infrastructure, including public transit. The funds are administered in B.C. by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.
The deal, which could be voted on by the legislature as soon as next week, isn’t perfect but long overdue, said Gov. Brown.
The Republican platform, which stated that public transportation is "an inherently local affair that serves only a small portion of the population," also opposes increasing the federal gas tax.
The survey is year seven of an annual series that repeats the same questions each year. This year’s results show that support for raising transportation taxes has grown over the past six years.
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