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Public Perspective on Tolling Takes the Stage at IBTTA Finance Summit
Bill CramerJuly 12, 2018
Understanding the public perspective on highway finance is one of the first steps in building trust with the communities tolling agencies serve. At IBTTA’s Summit on Finance & Policy, July 23-24 in Portland, Oregon, one of the most important and... Read More
Finance and Policy Summit to Address ‘Unprecedented Moment’ in Interstate Tolling
Bill CramerJuly 10, 2018
IBTTA’s Summit on Finance and Policy is just under two weeks away, and it’s your moment to get up to speed on an unprecedented moment of opportunity for the global tolling industry. More than ever before, there is serious momentum to lift the... Read More
Baseball Delivers a Better Product with Dynamic Pricing
Bill CramerJuly 5, 2018
The dynamic pricing methods that are emerging as a success on tolled facilities across the U.S. received an unexpected nod earlier this year, with a news report on the World Series-winning Houston Astros’ use of variable rates for ticket sales. The... Read More
July 4 Holiday Resolution: Don’t Text and Drive
Bill CramerJuly 3, 2018
Ask any tolling professional to name their top priority, and you’ll always get the same answer: Safety is always job number one. This July 4th holiday, IBTTA is asking its members, colleagues, contacts, and drivers everywhere to make a simple... Read More
Rhode Island Rolls Out Its First-Ever Truck Tolls
Bill CramerJune 29, 2018
The State of Rhode Island hit an oversized milestone June 11, when its first-ever truck tolls went into effect at two locations along interstate highway 95. The two gantry-based tolling points in the southern part of the state are expected to... Read More
MIT Research Points Toward 'Mapless' Autonomous Vehicles
Bill CramerJune 26, 2018
It’s a simple, basic gap that points to the limits in today’s autonomous vehicle technologies, but also shows just how quickly some of those barriers are being breached. Until now, the tech-enabled cars that have received so much attention from the... Read More
IBTTA and Members Provide Sage Advice to Connecticut Tolling Discussion
Bill CramerJune 21, 2018
As Connecticut legislators move ever closer to re-introducing tolls on some of the state’s highways, they have received expert advice, testimony and studies from IBTTA and several members such as CDM Smith and HNTB Corporation. Last month, in an op... Read More
Gutierrez-Scaccetti Brings ‘Knowledge, Vision, Experience’ as NJ Transportation Commissioner
IBTTAJune 19, 2018
Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti was recently confirmed as New Jersey Transportation Commissioner, after serving for more than six years as Executive Director and CEO of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise. She previously spent 21 years with the New Jersey... Read More
'Who Are You Going to Call?' IBTTA Finance Summit Meets a Crucial Need
Bill CramerJune 14, 2018
Every so often, a conference takes place at precisely the moment when the whole world seems to be paying attention. That’s what’s been happening in the weeks leading up to IBTTA’s Summit on Finance & Policy, July 22-24, 2018 in Portland, OR. “... Read More
Bay Area Voters Combat Epic Congestion with Modest Toll Increase
Bill CramerJune 12, 2018
Voters in the San Francisco Bay Area have set their community on a path to reduce traffic gridlock and deliver safer, more reliable mobility with a solid, 54% to 45% vote in favor of higher tolls on local bridges. While the ballot measure last week... Read More

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