The $64 Billion Massachusetts Vehicle Economy

Policymakers and budgetary analysts have long argued that roads are heavily subsidized. The diffusion of spending among federal, state, and local government entities, along with the complexity of indirect costs, make it difficult to understand the fully loaded cost of the vehicle economy. Individual...

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Main Authors: Olson, Stevie, Berkaw, Phil, Charland, Lucien, Patton, Elizabeth, Bilmes, Linda J
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