Corvallis Gazette-Times: Driving Change: Oregon Will Start Rolling Out an Experimental Road User Fee Next Month
media mentionBoth Congress and state legislatures have been reluctant to increase tax rates. Oregon last raised its gas tax in 2011, while the federal gas tax has been unchanged since 1993. At the same time, transportation construction costs have risen sharply — according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, they’re up 63 percent since 1990. And all the while, the road system we all depend on continues to deteriorate.