Tolling Points - By Bill Cramer
Bill CramerJuly 10, 2014
Howard “Butch” Eley, President of Infrastructure Corporation of America in Nashville, Tennessee, and Heather Reavey, Vice President at HNTB Corporation in Austin, Texas, are Chief Meeting Organizers of IBTTA’s 82nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition,...
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Bill CramerJuly 7, 2014
When IBTTA announced the winners of this year’s Toll Excellence Awards, the list of achievements read like a sneak preview of the scale, effectiveness, and community connections that every tolling agency is striving to attain in the not-too-distant...
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Bill CramerJuly 1, 2014
With rapid population and economic growth, the State of Texas has some major challenges on its highways, including big congestion, big capital budgets, and big expectations from businesses and commuters in search of safe, reliable mobility for...
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Bill CramerJune 27, 2014
In January 2009, IBTTA Executive Director and CEO Patrick D. Jones shared some reflections on highway funding at the annual meeting of the U.S. Transportation Research Board. His thinking is just as pertinent and relevant five years later, as...
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Bill CramerJune 23, 2014
Smartphone apps that provide information about routes, traffic and travel mode choices are changing transportation by faciliting more efficient mobility.
In a recent interview, CEO and co-founder of RideScout Joseph Kopser talked about how this...
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Bill CramerJune 11, 2014
You could travel from the earth to the sun and back, with a few million miles to spare.
You could cover the entire length of the Great Wall of China—a mere 7,593 times, at 13,171 miles per trip.
Or you could add up all the vehicle miles travelled on...
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Bill CramerMay 22, 2014
Over the Memorial Day weekend, you’ll want to remember this tale of two highways as you search for a safe, reliable route to your holiday destination.
At IBTTA’s legislative summit two months ago, a panelist talked about traffic delays along...
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Bill CramerMay 21, 2014
Self-driving or autonomous vehicles have been a popular topic among transportation professionals for some time. Google's recent efforts in the field have increased the chatter. Several states such as Nevada, Florida, California, Michigan and the...
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Bill CramerMay 19, 2014
In this introductory video for IBTTA’s 82nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition September 14-17 in Austin Texas, Mike Heiligenstein highlights the rapid growth that has fed the community’s need for a fresh approach to funding highway transportation.
“We...
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Bill CramerMay 14, 2014
The rise of autonomous vehicles will be the topic May 20 at 3:00 PM EDT when Joshua Schank, President and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation, is the featured guest for the latest edition of IBTTA’s monthly #TranspoChat.
Autonomous...
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