Tolling Points
Bill CramerApril 25, 2019
Iceland has begun the process of introducing tolls for much of its national roadway network, in the face of rapid gas tax erosion and tough questions about how a tiny population will pay for the mobility it needs.
The story, laid out in a...
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Bill CramerApril 23, 2019
Longtime tolling and transportation industry veteran Kevin Thibault was appointed Florida Transportation Secretary January 18 by Governor Ron DeSantis. In this exclusive interview with Tolling Points, Thibault traces the opportunities ahead for the...
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Bill CramerApril 18, 2019
Early reports on New York City’s landmark decision to introduce congestion pricing are pointing to a passing of the torch and a teachable moment, with one news story citing experience in other international cities that the Big Apple can learn from,...
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Bill CramerApril 16, 2019
In a recent post for Forbes magazine, the Orlando Economic Partnership explains how the city that just hosted IBTTA’s Annual Technology Forum has placed itself at the center of the push to develop autonomous vehicles (AVs).
The post traces a multi-...
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Bill CramerApril 11, 2019
Amy Potter, Chief Financial Officer of the Transportation Corridor Agencies, and Bernie Arseneau, Vice President, Highways and Roads at HDR, are co-Chief Meeting Organizers of IBTTA’s Summit on Finance & Policy, May 19-21, 2019 in Philadelphia....
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Bill CramerApril 9, 2019
Cherian George, Managing Director, Americas, with Fitch Ratings in New York, argues that now is the time for major U.S. infrastructure investment in a mid-March opinion piece for Forbes. He gives three reasons to take action before the window of...
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Bill CramerApril 4, 2019
A practical, pragmatic approach to highway finance awaits when you attend IBTTA’s Summit on Finance and Policy, May 19-21, 2019 in Philadelphia.
“Infrastructure finance is an area where it’s easy to step very quickly into the weeds,” says IBTTA...
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Bill CramerMarch 28, 2019
American motorists set another record in 2018, driving 12.2 billion more miles than they did in the previous year, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reported last week. Think Uber, Lyft, Amazon deliveries and a whole lot more. U.S....
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Bill CramerMarch 26, 2019
A U.S. federal judge set an important precedent last week, with a decision that referred a legal challenge on Rhode Island’s truck tolling plan to the state court system.
“IBTTA supports the state of Rhode Island's plan to use truck tolls as one of...
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Bill CramerMarch 21, 2019
With Chicago one run-off vote away from electing its next mayor, a task force led by former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is out with what amounts to an “all of the above” strategy for improving mobility and combatting congestion in the...
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