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IBTTA Task Force ‘Takes Words to Action’
Bill CramerSeptember 22, 2020
It’s been less than three months since IBTTA President Samuel Johnson announced the formation of the Task Force on Diversity, Social, and Racial Inclusion. During the association’s Virtual 88th Annual Meeting and Exhibition last week, participants... Read More
Bounce Back Better: Early Furloughs Help Kansas Turnpike Deliver Faster Recovery
Bill CramerSeptember 15, 2020
While we are in the midst of our Virtual 88th Annual Meeting, I spoke with Steve Hewitt, Executive Director of the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA), as part of IBTTA’s Bounce Back Better Series. Steve talks about the tough decisions his agency had to... Read More
Johnson: Virtual Annual Meeting Enables More Members to Step Up
Bill CramerSeptember 8, 2020
IBTTA President Samuel Johnson is Interim CEO of the Transportation Corridor Agencies in Orange, County California. In this interview with Tolling Points, he talks about the challenges of an unprecedented year and how they make IBTTA’s Virtual 88th... Read More
IBTTA Annual Meeting and Exhibition Delivers the Knowledge and Community You Need
Bill CramerSeptember 1, 2020
Jeffrey Heilstedt, Senior Vice President and National Director of Tolling Services at WSP USA, is one of the Chief Meeting Organizers for IBTTA’s Virtual 88th Annual Meeting and Exhibition September 14-16. In this interview with Tolling Points, he... Read More
The Tolling Community Connects at IBTTA’s Virtual 88th Annual Meeting and Exhibition
Bill CramerAugust 25, 2020
The Tolling Community Connects at IBTTA’s Virtual 88th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, September 9-11 and 14-16 When you attend IBTTA’s Virtual 88th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, you’ll get so much more than a series of fast-paced, relevant... Read More
Virtual Meetings Build Camaraderie, Bring More People to the Conversation, Heath Says
Bill CramerAugust 18, 2020
Dee Anne Heath, Director of Government Relations and Communications at the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, is one of the Chief Meeting Organizers for IBTTA’s Virtual Annual Meeting and Exhibition September 14-16. In this interview with... Read More
Bounce Back Better: Pandemic Sped Up Bay Area AET Conversion from Five Years to One
Bill CramerAugust 11, 2020
Andrew Fremier is Deputy Executive Director of the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) and Deputy Executive Director, Operations at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). In this interview, the first in IBTTA’s Bounce Back Better series, he... Read More
The Task at Hand: Adjusting the Sails and Prioritizing Fundamentals
Patrick Jones, Executive Director and CEO, IBTTAAugust 4, 2020
Unprecedented. Uncertain. Challenging. Pivot. These are a few of the many words that have flooded our everyday speech during the pandemic. When I feel a flood coming on, it’s time for a sailing metaphor. One of the best people I know to turn to for... Read More
As the Highway Trust Fund Continues to Decline, Tolling Becomes Increasingly Critical
Bill CramerJuly 28, 2020
The shift in fuel tax revenues brought on by the coronavirus pandemic might make an already difficult transportation reauthorization bill now being considered by Congress even more complicated. With about 85 percent of the dollars coming from fuel... Read More
U.S. Interstate System Needs Repair and Refurbishment, even in a Pandemic
Bill CramerJuly 22, 2020
Even with a global pandemic in full swing, the big, grinding challenges that were with us before the coronavirus hit aren’t going to solve themselves. So it’s important to remember that America’s aging Interstate Highway System is still in dire need... Read More

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