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Caltrans researcher outlines road‑use charge research and privacy, equity tradeoffs at Glendale commission
Summary
A Caltrans research lead described statewide road‑use charge pilots to replace the gas tax, explained reporting options to protect privacy, and fielded commissioner questions about rural impacts, interstate travel and EV incentives at Glendale’s March 5 Sustainability Commission meeting.
Caltrans researcher Lauren Perhota told the Glendale Sustainability Commission on March 5 that the state has spent a decade studying road‑use charging as a replacement for the gas tax and is testing reporting options that range from low‑tech odometer reads to in‑vehicle telematics.
Perhota, who heads Caltrans’ road‑use charging research program, said the research aims to make the funding mechanism revenue‑neutral for purposes of analysis and to assess impacts across communities. “We’re looking just revenue neutral, not necessarily a tax increase,” she said, adding that pilots have tested multiple reporting and rate structures and that a draft report directed by the legislature will be released for review later this year.
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