Tolling Points - By Bill Cramer
Bill CramerMarch 12, 2015
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First, Virginia’s Midtown Tunnel was named #1 Road Project in North America for 2014 by Road and Bridges magazine.
Now the bridge’s operator, Elizabeth River Crossings (ERC) OpCo, LLC, is out with an infographic that busts some...
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Bill CramerMarch 10, 2015
As state governments begin seeking out their own solutions to the highway infrastructure funding crisis, IBTTA is receiving more requests for facts, information and testimony in support of local and regional tolling solutions.
That’s what happened...
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Bill CramerMarch 5, 2015
More than 200,000 customers on a single corridor can’t be wrong. And that’s the traffic Transurban recorded in its first month after it opened tolling on the 95 Express Lanes in Northern Virginia. “Over the last few weeks, the 95 Express Lanes have...
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Bill CramerMarch 3, 2015
The monarch butterfly is Illinois’ state insect. So as evidence mounted that the monarch is threatened by declining habitats, it was a smart, environmentally friendly and symbolic gesture for the Illinois Tollway to step up and take action.
Late...
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Bill CramerFebruary 26, 2015
The “first domino to fall” on mileage-based user fees will be in place in April when Oregon begins operational trials of its road user charging pilot project.
That’s the way Tom Taylor, Verizon Telematics Vice President of Advanced Strategy,...
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Bill CramerFebruary 24, 2015
As the dimensions of U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s 30-year transportation plan gradually take shape, two things are becoming clear.
America in 2045 will be a much more multi-modal place than it is today.
And highways will still be the...
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Bill CramerFebruary 19, 2015
A couple of excellent visualizations on the Washington Post’s Wonkblog earlier this month got me wondering: How would you use maps to represent the benefits of tolling?
The concept is powerful: On February 2, a map produced by Eric Fischer at Mapbox...
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Bill CramerFebruary 11, 2015
In a wide-ranging commentary last month, the Brookings Institution pointed to the higher purpose we serve when we build, finance, and maintain highway infrastructure.
“Concrete, steel and fiber-optic cable are the essential building blocks of the...
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Bill CramerFebruary 5, 2015
Photo credit: Elizabeth River Tunnels
Elizabeth River Crossings (ERC) OpCo, LLC, the IBTTA member responsible for Virginia’s new Midtown Tunnel between the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, has earned top honors from Road & Bridges magazine as...
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Bill CramerFebruary 3, 2015
When an infrastructure project is large and complex, it can take months or years to put together the plan, the financing, and the political will to turn an urgent need into a finished road, bridge, or tunnel.
That’s why it was such big news last...
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