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Mark MurielloMarch 25, 2021
Goverment Affairs Update
Leadership from the US House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee and Highways and Transit Subcommittee issued guidance on March 22, 2021 on how projects can be considered as Member Designated...
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Bill Cramer, IBTTAMarch 23, 2021
Traffic counts in the United States fell 13.2 percent last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought total vehicle miles travelled (VMT) down to a 20-year low and ended a six-year streak of rising annual volumes.
The year-end estimate released in...
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Bill CramerMarch 16, 2021
With the United States facing a massive $2.6 trillion infrastructure funding gap, tolling and other forms of road usage charging will have to be at the center of the country’s plan to Build Back Better, IBTTA said earlier this month, in its response...
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Mark Turner with HexatronicMarch 9, 2021
As the world opens up to the Post-COVID era, the transportation industry will focus on communications’ interoperability for all modes of travel – air, roads, sea and rail. Transportation communications interoperability has many facets. One example...
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Mark Muriello, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, IBTTAMarch 5, 2021
Yesterday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee’s Chairman, Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced an invitation for House members to submit highway and transit project designations (a.k.a., earmarks) to T&I for consideration...
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Bill CramerMarch 2, 2021
Photo credit: Halifax Harbour Bridges
Creating connections that give back to communities has always been at the heart of tolling agencies’ locally driven mandate, resulting in a legacy of caring and giving back that was one of the most inspiring...
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February 25, 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced last week that it is seeking applicants for the $889 million in discretionary grants that will be available through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program for Fiscal Year...
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Guest blog by Jim Lawruk, GeoDecisionsFebruary 23, 2021
Previously, I wrote and graphed about Pennsylvania traffic patterns during COVID-19.
This past November, rising rates of COVID-19 prompted government leaders in Pennsylvania to issue strict guidelines for travel during the holidays. Motorists were...
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Bill CramerFebruary 16, 2021
Photo credit: Transportation Corridor Agencies, CA
IBTTA is seizing the initiative on climate change impacts and solutions with the formation of a new task force to address sustainability and resilience.
The effort got under way February 3 with a...
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Guest blog by Robert Todd, Atkins N.A., SNC-LavalinFebruary 9, 2021
Explaining the potential dangers to your organization highlighted by the recent SolarWinds cyberattack isn’t easy. Many IT professionals don’t completely understand what transpired in the attack, so it’s no surprise that most executives don’t...
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