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Guest Blog: Jeffrey Adler, PhD, PE, Kapsch TrafficComFebruary 2, 2021
Over 100 years ago our great-grandparents faced an untenable situation. In the late 19th century horses were the transport mode of choice and horse manure was the principal problem of the day. Horses produced 15-35 pounds of manure and two pints of...
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Bill CramerJanuary 26, 2021
Mike Heiligenstein officially steps down from CTRMA
Mike Heiligenstein has been a distinguished leader in local government, surface transportation, and infrastructure since he was first elected to public office in Central Texas in 1980. Last...
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Bill CramerJanuary 19, 2021
The United States begins a journey of change this week, and there will be ample opportunities for the tolling and user financing community to put itself in the picture.
New administrations in Washington, DC always bring a shift in direction. Look...
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Sidney Edmonds, AccentureJanuary 12, 2021
Guest blog
Sidney Edmonds, US Transit and Transportation Lead, Accenture
It’s a New Year. And even though we are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic, change is in the air. As we all start thinking about what 2021 has in store, the...
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Bill CramerJanuary 5, 2021
With President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration just weeks away, the early indications are that infrastructure will be at the heart of the new administration’s economic strategy.
Biden’s selection of former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg,...
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Mark Muriello, IBTTA Policy and Government Affairs ConsultantDecember 29, 2020
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed legislation to provide COVID-19 pandemic relief and to fund government agencies and programs for the remainder of federal fiscal year 2021. On December 27, President Trump signed the more than 5,500-page piece...
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Matt Milligan, Milligan Partners LLCDecember 15, 2020
Guest blog by Matt Milligan, Milligan Partners LLC, Chair, IBTTA Blockchain Working Group
At the beginning of this year, IBTTA’s Emerging Technology Committee created the Blockchain Working Group to educate and engage the general membership on...
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Bill CramerDecember 8, 2020
Though state officials are already looking ahead to a post-pandemic era when revenues and construction projects stabilize, recent news reports show how badly some state departments of transportation (DOTs) are hurting.
It all shines a light on the...
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Bill CramerDecember 1, 2020
Tolling agencies in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio are at the center of a bold initiative to test platooning for automated long-haul trucks through one of the most important and heavily travelled freight corridors in the United States.
The Smart...
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Bill CramerNovember 24, 2020
With internal combustion vehicle bans emerging as a go-to climate solution, and large urban areas scrambling to get a handle on gridlocked traffic, two different jurisdictions in the last week have identified tolling as a possible answer to their...
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