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Long-Ago Gas Tax Increase Inspires Memories of Groundhog Day Movie
Bill CramerNovember 29, 2018
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The next time you’re looking for a cultural icon that crosses partisan lines, look no farther than the message the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) came up with last month to mark the 25th anniversary of the last increase in the U.S... Read More
Amazon HQ2 Winner Puts Transportation First
Bill CramerNovember 20, 2018
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There’s a nugget of hopeful news buried in the flurry of reporting around Amazon’s siting decision for its massive new headquarters (HQ2). Apart from the jobs and economic spin-offs the e-commerce giant is expected to bring to Crystal City/... Read More
IBTTA Three-Year Plan Offers Essential New Services and Programs
Bill CramerNovember 15, 2018
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Essential programs and services, more robust data and analysis, a continuing commitment to knowledge transfer and an ambitious vision of tolling as a part of the wider transportation community are the four pillars of the newly adopted three-year... Read More
California Toll Agencies Get to Work Following Defeat of Gas Tax Repeal
Bill CramerNovember 13, 2018
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Well, that didn’t take long. The day after California voters resoundingly rejected a ballot measure to repeal a state gas tax increase enacted last year, the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) announced it would push ahead with a $... Read More
Truck Tolls a Winning Issue at the Polls
Pete GarinoNovember 8, 2018
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Guest blog by Pete Garino The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author. While truck tolls were not on the ballot this election day, they were a key issue in two New England governors’ races. In both states, a tolling advocate... Read More
How a Federal Infrastructure Plan Can Fund Tough Political Decisions
Bill CramerNovember 6, 2018
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Some of the untold stories of the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan got a candid, public airing last month when D.J. Gribbin, the former White House Special Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Policy, participated in a panel... Read More
Transportation Funding Emerges as Mid-Term Election Issue
Bill CramerNovember 1, 2018
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With mid-term elections in the United States only days away, campaign coverage in many states is pointing to the highway maintenance backlog and the need for durable funding solutions as a key issue for candidates and voters. In Michigan, where... Read More
IBTTA Talks Funding as Reauthorization Debate Kicks Off
Bill CramerOctober 30, 2018
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One of America’s leading transportation infrastructure publications reported on a session at IBTTA’s 86th Annual Meeting earlier this month as the cornerstone for a story on the future of surface transportation funding—and a curtain-raiser for the... Read More
Safety Culture Keeps Highway Drivers Alive
Bill CramerOctober 25, 2018
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From Fort McMurray, Canada to the highways of Greece, the central importance of safety was a big conversation point at IBTTA’s 86th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Baltimore last week. Keynote speaker Darby Allen, now-retired chief of the local... Read More
Toll Excellence Awards Stress Interoperability, Equity, Public Engagement
Bill CramerOctober 23, 2018
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Toll interoperability technology, lane analysis and monitoring, equity in mobility and public engagement around a high-profile bridge replacement were among the focal points last week when IBTTA presented the 2018 Toll Excellence Awards during its... Read More

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