Re-energizing highway rest stops
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Introduction
Limitations on commercial activity at federal highway rest stops have rendered them dreary and unappealing, and embroiled states and the federal government in pointless bureaucratic battles. Meanwhile, the growth of electric vehicles is hampered by a lack of infrastructure, such as widespread charging stations. One simple policy compromise could help solve both of these ongoing transportation problems simultaneously.
By removing limitations on commercial activity at rest stops that include charging stations for electric vehicles, Congress could not only help modernize the nation’s transportation infrastructure, but provide needed emissions-reduction benefits. In addition, states should get credit for any emissions reductions attributable to the electric-vehicle infrastructure when dealing with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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