Tolling Points - By all
Bill CramerJune 16, 2016
Conspiracy theorists take note: For conclusive proof that the pockmarked terrain of the historic 1969 moon landing was faked, look no farther than the average underfunded highway.
That’s the only off-the-wall takeaway from an otherwise incisive...
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Bill CramerJune 14, 2016
It’s a problem that every tolling agency has in common, one that cuts into revenue and creates two separate classes of users—the vast majority who pay for the roads they use, and the small minority of scofflaws who don’t pay their way.
Of all the...
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Bill CramerJune 9, 2016
Tom Delaney, Vice President and Senior Division Manager at Atkins North America, and Mary Jane O’Meara, Associate Vice President and Office Leader at HNTB Corporation, are co-Chief Meeting Organizers for IBTTA’s 2016 Summit on All-Electronic Tolling...
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Bill CramerJune 7, 2016
Vice President Joe Biden publicly endorsed Rhode Island’s truck-only tolling plan, Rhode Works, during a visit to the state late last month.
“Gov, you took a lot of heat,” the vice president told Governor Gina Raimondo, during a talk at a Rhode...
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Bill CramerJune 2, 2016
Is there anyone who’s never dreamed of driving a car on stilts that would magically lift them above the congestion on their local, general purpose road? (Admit it. Of course you have!)
Now a design team in China has come up with a 1,400-passenger...
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Bill CramerMay 31, 2016
Election year jitters may have been the underlying cause earlier this month when the Missouri General Assembly failed to take up a bill that would have allowed citizens to decide on a desperately-needed, $236-million financial infusion to state and...
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Bill CramerMay 26, 2016
Governments’ failure to invest in physical infrastructure will cost the average American household $3,400 per year between 2016 and 2025, and the largest share of that cost is in surface transportation.
That’s the top-line finding in the latest...
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Bill CramerMay 24, 2016
Last week was Infrastructure Week and more than 150 organizations raised the public’s awareness on the nation’s infrastructure crisis by holding events, lobbying legislators and posting articles online and in the media.
The Hill, posted an article...
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Bill CramerMay 17, 2016
The United States celebrates Infrastructure Week this week, a national week of events; media coverage; and education and advocacy efforts to elevate infrastructure as a critical issue impacting all Americans. So please, get out there and do your...
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Bill CramerMay 12, 2016
A new variable-price toll along Interstate 70 in Colorado is delivering faster, safer trips, even for drivers who stay in the general purpose lane, the Denver Post reported last week.
On the 32 weekend days and holidays when the 13-mile eastbound...
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