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Bill CramerApril 19, 2016
A media panel at IBTTA’s 2016 Transportation Policy and Finance Summit last month delivered two basic messages for any toll road operator looking for public support:
Never stop trying to understand the reasons behind customers’ objections to paying...
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Bill CramerApril 14, 2016
Transurban is making a solid case for congestion pricing in Sydney, Australia, warning that the city’s roads will soon be as backed up as Mexico City’s without a system to charge drivers or the roads they use.
"Even factoring in committed projects...
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Bill CramerApril 12, 2016
It’s one thing to make the argument that infrastructure investment and providing greater mobility creates jobs and attracts investment. It’s something else again to see that argument prove itself before your eyes.
Which is why it’s exciting to hear...
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Bill CramerApril 7, 2016
IBTTA took away the media equivalent of a gold medal last week, after USA Today reported on the release of the association’s National Toll Facilities Usage Analysis.
“Growth in Toll Traffic Outpaces Regular Roads,” read the online headline, and “...
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Bill CramerApril 5, 2016
2015 was a banner year for the 31 U.S. tolling agencies that took part in a survey for IBTTA’s National Toll Facilities Usage Analysis. The five billion trips on tolled facilities represented a 7% increase in volume over 2014—putting the U.S....
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Bill CramerMarch 31, 2016
Civic leaders and regional decision-makers in Washington State’s Central Puget Sound Region are changing the conversation about transportation funding, with the accent on bringing drivers back to the concept of paying for the services they use.
That...
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Bill CramerMarch 29, 2016
Just in time for spring, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is reporting that tolling authorities and other highway agencies can reduce roadside mowing costs while preserving vital habitat for pollinators like...
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Patrick JonesMarch 24, 2016
In the second of a two-part series, IBTTA Executive Director and CEO Pat Jones shares some of his most important takeaways from the association’s 2016 Transportation Policy and Finance Summit, March 13-15, 2016 in Washington, DC. While the...
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Bill CramerMarch 22, 2016
Over the last week, a couple of major cities in the United States have been having a frank conversation about the sorry state of public transit funding. The connections back to tolling range from the obvious, to the historical, to the metaphorical....
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Patrick JonesMarch 17, 2016
In the first of a two-part series, IBTTA Executive Director and CEO Pat Jones shares some of his most important takeaways from the association’s 2016 Transportation Policy and Finance Summit, March 13-15, 2016 in Washington, DC. While the summit was...
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