In fuel and parking sales taxes, motorists will contribute $233 million, or 39% of TransLink's total budget for 2002. The amount TransLink has budgeted in 2002 for Vancouver region major road network funding (including Albion Ferry costs) is $26.8 million in operating costs and $7 million in road- related debt service costs, for a total of $33.8 million, or 5.6% of TransLink's total 2002 budget. TransLink has committed to spend, as a minimum, an amount equivalent to the two cent fuel tax increase - about $42 million annually - on road programs by 2003.

The federal government collects some $4.7 billion annually in fuel taxes from drivers across Canada, but spends very little on national highways and virtually nothing on urban transportation infrastructure. BCAA, together with CAA nationally, is active in pursuing federal funding for national highways and urban transportation, and supports TransLink, the provincial government and organizations such as the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in their efforts to secure federal transportation funding.