Our Transportation System Is Designed to Damage the Climate: Here's How to Fix It
View on Curbed website"It’s a classic example of following the money. The income tax exclusion for commuter parking subsidies pays out $7 billion per year, and the U.S. gasoline tax fails to even pay for the cost of maintenance for the roads we currently have, much less cover the damage caused by pollution, noise, and congestion. To do that, the gas tax, which hasn’t been touched by politicians in decades, would have to be raised $2.10 a gallon, according to non-profit Resources for the Future."
