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AET and Managed Lanes Symposium Brings Research and Practice Together
Bill CramerJune 1, 2017
Stories
When IBTTA is in Dallas, Texas July 16-18 for its annual event on all-electronic tolling and managed lanes, the sheer professional firepower in sessions and hallway discussions will be unparalleled. It’s a big enough deal when the tolling industry’s... Read More
Time for a New Conversation on Tolling
Bill CramerMay 30, 2017
Stories
The tolling provisions in the White House’s Fact Sheet, 2018 Budget: Infrastructure Initiative released this week, and the immediate reaction that followed, point to the need for a new conversation between toll operators and the businesses and... Read More
Don’t Make Your Phone a Lethal Weapon on Memorial Day: Think Zero Deaths
Bill CramerMay 26, 2017
Stories
Before you head out on the open road for the Memorial Day weekend, as some 34 million people are expected to do, there’s a new, essential item to add to your highway safety checklist. You’ll want to check your tires, fill up the gas tank and pack... Read More
‘All Options Are On the Table’: U.S. Senator Inhofe
Bill CramerMay 23, 2017
Stories
The importance of public-private partnerships was front and center last week when Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Chair James Inhofe (R-OK) marked Infrastructure Week with an op ed in The Hill. “Even as state and local partners... Read More
Senate Testimony This Week Gives IBTTA Members a Seat at the Table
Bill CramerMay 18, 2017
Stories
Three IBTTA members took their seats at the table at the Dirksen Office Building on Tuesday, when a subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on innovative solutions to leverage federal infrastructure funding.... Read More
For Infrastructure Week 2017, All Solutions and Stories Are Local
Bill CramerMay 16, 2017
Stories
When the U.S. transportation community celebrates Infrastructure Week each year, it’s a great opportunity to shine a light on the big-picture funding and program policies that will keep America moving forward. But it’s also the right moment to... Read More
Federal Tolling Program Looks for Greater Coordination, New Conversations with State Partners
Bill CramerMay 11, 2017
Stories
Cynthia Essenmacher arrived four months ago as Tolling Program Manager at the U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Center for Innovative Finance Support, after more than a decade working at FHWA and, before that, the Maryland Transportation... Read More
Rating Agencies See Tolling on the Rise
Bill CramerMay 9, 2017
Stories
With federal and state funding capacity falling short, at least one major player on the U.S. infrastructure finance scene is pointing to toll roads as a way to pay for much of the surface transportation the country needs. Moody’s Investors Service,... Read More
Truckinginfo Post Shows Pathway for Freight Industry to Embrace Tolling
Bill CramerMay 4, 2017
Stories
Any salesperson knows they’ve made a significant advance with a prospective customer when the conversation shifts from “if” to “how”. It’s the moment when the prospect stops thinking about whether they’re going to buy and starts working out when to... Read More
Maintenance and Roadway Operations Workshop Highlights New Asset Management Techniques, Technologies
Bill CramerMay 3, 2017
Stories
Jeff Heilstedt, Vice President at AECOM, and Eric Hemphill, Director of System and Incident Management with the North Texas Tollway Authority, are Co-Chief Meeting Organizers for IBTTA’s Maintenance and Roadway Operations Workshop, May 21-23, 2017... Read More

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