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Bill CramerAugust 16, 2016
California is discovering a small groundswell of support for mileage-based usage charges, with 5,000 drivers signing up for a nine-month simulation to test payment options that could eventually replace the state’s failing gas tax.
The nine-month...
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Bill CramerAugust 11, 2016
Anyone who’s been involved with highway infrastructure for any length of time knows that, when it comes to funding and financing, the campaign never ends.
That means the period right after a modest but notable legislative win is exactly the right...
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Bill CramerAugust 9, 2016
Today’s good news is that nearly two-thirds of AAA members supported tolling in a recent survey.
You’ll want to read the fine print: The first ‘A’ in the acronym stands for ‘Auckland’ (New Zealand), not ‘American’.
But the report a few days ago in...
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Bill CramerAugust 4, 2016
A silver anniversary is always something to celebrate, whether it marks a successful marriage or a successful organization. So while you’re in Denver next month for IBTTA’s 84th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, you won’t want to miss the opportunity...
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Bill CramerAugust 2, 2016
IBTTA’s 2016 Summit on All-Electronic Tolling, Managed Lanes, and Interoperability last week was a cascade of new knowledge and data, information and networking. And conference participants were ready to tell the story, using Twitter to capture the...
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Bill CramerJuly 26, 2016
IBTTA members take pride in securing their data.
But as other industries have found out, at great cost in dollars and public confidence, the security of your data is at risk as soon as pride gives way to complacency. That’s why you should be...
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Bill CramerJuly 21, 2016
Co-Chief Meeting Organizer Frank McCartney wasn’t kidding a couple of weeks ago when he exclaimed that “this annual meeting is content-rich!” IBTTA’s 84th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, September 11-14 in Denver, will be a non-stop flurry of...
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Bill CramerJuly 19, 2016
Tolls “remain a fair and justifiable option” for funding public transit and reducing highway gridlock, a reality that helps counter concerns that road pricing harms low-income users, concluded an editorial last week in the Toronto Star, Canada’s...
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Bill CramerJuly 14, 2016
Jason Myers of the E-470 Public Highway Authority, Frank McCartney of Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Kathryn O’Connor of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority are Co-Chief Meeting Organizers for IBTTA’s 84th Annual Meeting and Exhibition,...
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Bill CramerJuly 12, 2016
“The Big Lift”.
A “pretty big” feat of engineering.
A “great big LEGO set”.
A “tall order”.
A “signature landmark”.
When Canadians decide to replace their bridges, they don’t skimp on the innovation. Or hold back on the metaphors.
When Halifax...
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