TPEC: A Decade of Progress banner

Research: Finance

Examining revenue streams and finance alternatives 

Minnesota Transportation Finance Database

Created by TPEC researchers in 2014, the database serves as a solid foundation for understanding transportation finance issues in Minnesota. 

Motorization Trends

Motorization trends have implications for transportation revenues, particularly for roadway infrastructure planning and investment.

Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution

While taxes directly generated by local governments stay in those jurisdictions, federal and state transportation funding may be collected in one area and redistributed to others. 

Alternative Revenue Mechanisms

The ability of the fuel tax to generate revenues is under pressure—more vehicles are using less fuel or none at all, and inflation is taking a bigger bite from what is collected.