Report: Raise taxes on commuters

A new study by the Urban Land Institute suggests that people who live in outer suburbs and commute into cities should pay a bigger share for maintaining and building roads, either through higher gas taxes, charges for vehicle miles traveled or tolls. “We should shift the funding from taxpayers to users,” Michael Lucki, global leader of infrastructure and construction at Ernst & Young, told the Wall Street Journal. Lucki, who co-wrote the study, says higher costs will cause people to drive less and adjust where the live and work. The report also suggests “urbanizing suburbs” by improving access to public transportation and building residential high-rise buildings. Read the Journal article here. (Registration required)