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Bill CramerMay 7, 2014
In this April 16 interview with Derek Prall, Assistant Editor of American City & County Magazine, IBTTA Executive Director and CEO Pat Jones traces the U.S. tolling industry’s progress toward national interoperability.
Jones said IBTTA members...
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Bill CramerMay 2, 2014
Sometimes, just once in a while, a policy announcement shines a light on concept that, if adopted, could fundamentally change our approach maintaining and improving our surface transportation system.
That’s what happened Tuesday, when the White...
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Bill CramerApril 24, 2014
Research shows that the millennial generation is driving significantly less often than their predecessors. If the trend continues, transportation agencies will need to plan and prepare.
IBTTA decided to take a closer look at this trend, what drives...
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Patrick JonesApril 22, 2014
Patrick D. Jones, Executive Director and CEO, IBTTA, responding to a blog post by Fawn Johnson with the National Journal. You can read Fawn Johnson’s article here, Potholes, Even Canyon-Sized Ones, Aren’t Political.
Fawn, congratulations on a...
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Bill CramerApril 17, 2014
A television interview earlier this week by US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx points toward a possible breakthrough in the U.S. government’s approach to transportation financing.
“Tolls are a local decision,” Foxx told WHAS11 in Louisville,...
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Bill CramerApril 14, 2014
384 bridges rehabilitated or replaced.
1,845 miles of highway improvements.
$8.6 billion from 2015 to 2020.
$1.88 billion in road projects in the first year.
More than 400,000 jobs over the life of the program.
This is what a highway...
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Robert W. Poole, Jr., Reason FoundationMarch 27, 2014
The Interstate highway system is wearing out. Over the next two decades, nearly all of its 47,000 miles will have to be rebuilt, to make it serviceable for another 50+ years. In addition, several hundred major interchanges are horrible bottlenecks...
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Bill CramerMarch 26, 2014
As long as there have been public roadways, it's been necessary to educate citizens about the need for funding road construction and upkeep.
After all, no matter what the mechanism for obtaining infrastructure funding, ultimately it comes from the...
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Wanda KlaymanMarch 23, 2014
If you haven’t renewed your IBTTA membership, you’re a very short time away from missing one of the most important deadlines of the year.
As long as you renew by March 31, your organization will retain all the benefits of being a part of the only...
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Bill CramerMarch 18, 2014
IBTTA kicks off its monthly Twitter Chat series with special guest Lloyd Brown, Communications Director with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Join us for an hour of fast-paced discussion, debate, and...
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