Study presented by Ed Regan of Wilbur Smith Associates that shows that the public is more inclined to accept tolls on roads in exchange for improved travel rather than a tax increase
Federal-State Financing Approach
Presentation by the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority that details the history of the tolling industry in the 20th century and recent events that have altered the course of tolls in America.
Report by the Reason Foundation on various transportaiton solutions that deliver the greatest reduction of congestion while minimizing the cost to taxpayers.
Federal Highway Administration page for applying to toll existing and future interstate facilities under federal exception.
Texas Transportation Institute study on the effect of increased road capacity on the growth of congestion on that roadway.
Technical study by the University of Wyoming that considers the implementation of tolls on rural freeways that have trucks making up a large part of their traffic and the local populace is not likely to be receptive to tolls.
Fitch Ratings report on the major issues that are restricting adequate federal funding of transportation and the steps that states have taken to ensure adequate funding for highways within their jurisdiction
National Association of County Governments recommendations for a National Surface Transportation Program/budget.
Laura D'Andrea Tyson, a professor at the Haas School of Business at the Univeristy of California Berkley discusses the dire need for investment in infrastructure and gives a view on current efforts to address funding concerns.
City Journal article decrying need for a replacement Tappan Zee Bridge due to its deteriorating condition and criticizing the New York State Government for not acting with haste to alleviate the issue.
Article by Stateline magazine that details calls by states for permission to toll interstate highways in their jurisdiction so as to fund critical infrastructure improvements and replacement.
Article on the European Union's move to charge heavy trucks a fee for noise and air pollution that they produce
Brookings Institution report on the steps the U.S. should take to effectively address its transportation issues.
Congressional Budget Office brief on current highway spending and potential funding mechanisms.
Brookings Institution paper calling for a multi-faceted approach to funding and dealing with America's highway congestion problems, methods to be used include federal grants, low interest loans and tolls.
Congressional Budget Office testimony on the highway trust fund and paying for transportation.
Federal Highway Administration 2012 draft budget highlights.
HNTB Jim Barbaresso Opinion piece advocating Mileage-based user fee to replace gas tax.
HNTB Jim Barbaresso Opinion piece advocating Mileage-based user fee to replace gas tax.
Draft U.S. Department of Transportation Transportation Funding bill reauthorization with suggestion/study of VMT.
Congressional Budget Office Study on the use of pricing to reduce congestion.
Piece by Ed Regan and Steven Brown of Wilbur Smith Associates advocating that the Congress permit states to toll stretches of Interstate highway on their own accord without restrictions, thus providing the states with another tool for financing highway interstate rehabilitation and expansion.
Piece by Ed Regan and Steven Brown of Wilbur Smith Associates advocating that the Congress permit states to toll stretches of Interstate highway on their own accord without restrictions, thus providing the states with another tool for financing highway interstate rehabilitation and expansion.
Brookings Institution report on Federal Financing of Highways and the advocacy of the Transportation & Region Infrastructure Bonds (TRIP).
Miller Center report on the state of America's Transportation Infrastructure and its reccommendations for improving America's transportation network with an emphasis on finance.
Opinion piece by Ken Orski on the need for a comprehensive federal transportation program instead of smaller programs that do not adequately address any of the most pressing issues in transportation in America today.
Survey of Americans' reception of tolls as a means to finance transportation projects.
Survey of Americans' reception of tolls as a means to finance transportation projects.
National Governors Association report on how each state raises and allocates transportation related revenue.
National Governors Association report on how each state raises and allocates transportation related revenue.
Federal Highway Administration report on tolling activities in the United States in 2008.
Federal Highway Administration report on tolling activities in the United States in 2008.
Texas Transportation Institute study on the willingness of travelers to pay a toll for a faster and guaranteed congestion free trip.
Texas Transportation Institute study on the willingness of travelers to pay a toll for a faster and guaranteed congestion free trip.
U.S. Government Accountability Office forum on "transforming transportation policy in the 21st century.
U.S. Government Accountability Office forum on "transforming transportation policy in the 21st century.
U.S. Government Accountability Office report on strategies for reducing congestion using only existing road infrastructure.
Federal Highway Administration Pilot Projects for Interstate Tolling.
Texas Department of Transportation study on the effect of Tollroad projects on the local economy.
Report by Federal Highway Administration on tolling activity in the United States in 2006.
IBTTA position piece calling for support of toll-based funding in the federal transportation funding bill TEA-21.
IBTTA report on a forum to develop a comprehensive plan for financing future highway infrastructure in America.
Piece by Peter Samuels as a member of the Heritage Foundation advocating provisions for tolling of the interstate system in the federal highway funding bill.
Report by the Federal Highway Administration on the Toll facilities in the United States in 2003.
Piece by Pat Jones and Neil Gray of IBTTA describing the history of the toll industry in the United States and the current application of tolls in America.
Opinion piece by Rob Atkinson of the Progressive Policy Institute calling for a rethinking of the way that America funds transportation projects.
Presentation by the IBTTA on that dispell the myths that surround the idea and practice of tolling and stated the facts and benefits of toll roads.
Federal Highway Administration Study on the declining revenues of the gas tax in the 1990s.