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Bill CramerJanuary 5, 2017
“It’s a great problem to have,” said Mindy Peterson, spokesperson for RiverLink, operator of the new toll system on the Ohio River bridges.
Less than a week after the new I-65 Abraham Lincoln Bridge, the improved I-65 Kennedy Bridge, and the new...
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Bill CramerJanuary 3, 2017
As New Year’s resolutions go, it’s about as sharp and focused as you could ever hope for. In a presentation, late last year to a special committee of the U.S. Transportation Research Board (TRB), IBTTA Executive Director and CEO Pat Jones closed...
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Bill CramerDecember 20, 2016
After nearly two years of negotiation and regulatory proceedings, Germany and the European Commission have reached a breakthrough agreement on road tolling for passenger vehicles.
Until now, tolling in Germany has been limited to trucks, explains...
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Bill CramerDecember 13, 2016
After a painfully divisive general election season, it turns out there’s something American voters agree on: In overwhelming numbers, voters on both sides of the aisle and across all demographic groups say the federal government should pass “a...
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Bill CramerDecember 8, 2016
The State of Florida has a message for the incoming administration of Donald J. Trump: When it comes to highway infrastructure, we know what to do, and we’re ready to roll.
That was the unmistakeable storyline last month when the “digital...
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Bill CramerDecember 6, 2016
Yet another milestone! The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) latest highway mobility statistics would almost be old news—except that, with a new Administration preparing to take the reins in Washington, DC, the numbers could not be more...
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Bill CramerDecember 1, 2016
A Washington Post editorial last week, tracing the benefits of a major new tolling project in Northern Virginia, points to some of the key facts and arguments that could help the new Trump Administration develop a funding pathway for the ambitious...
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Bill CramerNovember 29, 2016
If you take a close look at the political scene in Washington, DC, you might be surprised at how little is likely to change for surface transportation when President-elect Donald Trump and his new Cabinet assume office in January.
That may be the...
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Bill CramerNovember 15, 2016
Toll concessionaires in Greece are making a long-term investment in highway safety, using interactive theater to reach out to the 14- to 18-year-olds who represent the next generation of tollway drivers.
At IBTTA’s 84th Annual Meeting and Exhibition...
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Bill CramerNovember 10, 2016
The U.S. election is over and President-elect Trump has said he plans for a one trillion-dollar investment over 10 years in U.S. infrastructure. Time will tell what his plan calls for and if Congress is ready to spend or appropriate funds.
In Canada...
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