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Bill CramerDecember 1, 2016
A Washington Post editorial last week, tracing the benefits of a major new tolling project in Northern Virginia, points to some of the key facts and arguments that could help the new Trump Administration develop a funding pathway for the ambitious...
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Bill CramerNovember 29, 2016
If you take a close look at the political scene in Washington, DC, you might be surprised at how little is likely to change for surface transportation when President-elect Donald Trump and his new Cabinet assume office in January.
That may be the...
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Bill CramerNovember 15, 2016
Toll concessionaires in Greece are making a long-term investment in highway safety, using interactive theater to reach out to the 14- to 18-year-olds who represent the next generation of tollway drivers.
At IBTTA’s 84th Annual Meeting and Exhibition...
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Bill CramerNovember 10, 2016
The U.S. election is over and President-elect Trump has said he plans for a one trillion-dollar investment over 10 years in U.S. infrastructure. Time will tell what his plan calls for and if Congress is ready to spend or appropriate funds.
In Canada...
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Mitchell BeerNovember 8, 2016
By Mitchell Beer, Smarter Shift, consultant to IBTTA and an attendee for Smarter Shift to both the Paris and Marrakech Summits
While everyone holds their breath today (from all sides of the political spectrum) for the results of the U.S. federal...
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Bill CramerNovember 3, 2016
Identify, protect, detect, respond, recover.
That’s the threat response sequence in a new guidance document on cybersecurity best practices for modern vehicles, issued late last month by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA...
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Bill CramerNovember 1, 2016
Is anyone out there thinking about how to toll the air space over America’s highways?
That question may be a lot more timely than you think, after Uber released a white paper last week that envisions a fleet of small, on-demand, electric commuter...
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Bill CramerOctober 27, 2016
21 hours per person per year.
That’s what makes New York City’s decision to adopt Open Road Tolling (ORT) for its busy bridge and tunnel crossings a very big deal.
The decision was announced earlier this month, and will take effect in early January...
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Bill CramerOctober 20, 2016
When the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority in Austin, Texas opened the first segment of the MoPac Express Lane last weekend, it was a moment of victory for a project that has become a case study in building positive community relations...
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Bill CramerOctober 18, 2016
If you’ve been wondering why America’s roads seem a bit more crowded this year, and the driving population seems a bit older, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration has the answer.
In a preliminary data release yesterday, FHWA reported that a...
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