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Tolling-Transit Study Points to New Source of Capital
Bill CramerAugust 23, 2013
In an ingenious piece of research, the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) has found a new source of capital for price-managed lanes—as long as toll agencies are prepared to take a slightly different approach to operations and ownership.... Read More
Vancouver 2013: A Center of Transportation Innovation
Bill CramerAugust 20, 2013
Innovation is at the core of everything tolling agencies do, and everything the industry is trying to accomplish. IBTTA’s 81st Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Vancouver, Canada, September 22-25 will give you a first-hand look at one of the world’s... Read More
Oregon Adopts Road User Charging Legislation - First In The Nation
Bill CramerJuly 10, 2013
An interview with Jim Whitty, ORDOT, written by Mitchell Beer Major advances are rarely won without a lot of hard work. And the entire IBTTA community owes a loud vote of thanks to Jim Whitty and his team at the Oregon Department of Transportation (... Read More
All-Electronic Tolling: It’s All in the Applications
Bill CramerJune 26, 2013
An interview with Stephan Andriuk, Deputy Executive Director of the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority and Chief Meeting Organizer of IBTTA’s Summit on All-Electronic Tolling, Managed Lanes and Interoperability, July 21-23, 2013 in Denver. In this... Read More
Infrastructure Funding Tool Works Globally
Bill CramerMay 28, 2013
Written by Emanuela Stocchi, International Affairs, AISCAT (Associazione Italiana Società Concessionarie Autostrade e Trafori) Since the beginning of the year, ASECAP (the European Association of Toll Operators) and IBTTA have been working together... Read More
National Transportation Week…this week and in 2020
Bill CramerMay 14, 2013
Coauthored by Mitchell Beer When the President proclaims a milestone like National Transportation Week, the dual purpose is to recognize significant achievements and set a course for an even brighter future. So here are three questions for the... Read More
What impact will the new DOT Secretary have in these fiscally constrained times?
Bill CramerApril 30, 2013
President Obama has nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next Secretary of Transportation with responsibility for overseeing all transportation modes (surface transportation, rail, air, maritime, etc.). The Mayor has a strong history... Read More
Better Than Chocolate: 495 Express Lanes Transform Travel in Northern Virginia
Written by Pierce Coffee, TransurbanThe 495 Express Lanes are transforming travel in northern Virginia, where traffic on the Capital Beltway around Washington, DC is almost always at the top of the United States’ “most congested” list.The new high-... Read More
Norcross To Talk Weather and Resilience at IBTTA Annual Meeting
With so many tolling authorities taking a fresh look at their emergency preparedness and management plans, Bryan Norcross’ keynote appearance at IBTTA’s 81st Annual Meeting and Exhibition next month in Vancouver, Canada, will be especially timely.... Read More
U. S. Governors Connect on Transportation Financing
A new level of bipartisan consensus on transportation financing began to emerge earlier this month, during the annual summer meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.State governments are important players in the U... Read More

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