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Bill CramerJuly 21, 2016
Co-Chief Meeting Organizer Frank McCartney wasn’t kidding a couple of weeks ago when he exclaimed that “this annual meeting is content-rich!” IBTTA’s 84th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, September 11-14 in Denver, will be a non-stop flurry of...
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Bill CramerJuly 19, 2016
Tolls “remain a fair and justifiable option” for funding public transit and reducing highway gridlock, a reality that helps counter concerns that road pricing harms low-income users, concluded an editorial last week in the Toronto Star, Canada’s...
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Bill CramerJuly 14, 2016
Jason Myers of the E-470 Public Highway Authority, Frank McCartney of Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Kathryn O’Connor of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority are Co-Chief Meeting Organizers for IBTTA’s 84th Annual Meeting and Exhibition,...
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Bill CramerJuly 12, 2016
“The Big Lift”.
A “pretty big” feat of engineering.
A “great big LEGO set”.
A “tall order”.
A “signature landmark”.
When Canadians decide to replace their bridges, they don’t skimp on the innovation. Or hold back on the metaphors.
When Halifax...
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Bill CramerJuly 7, 2016
For the concessionaires that operate more than 50,000 kilometres of tolled highways across Europe, user financing is all about safety and service, IBTTA First Vice President Emanuela Stocchi told the Transportation Research Board’s International...
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Bill CramerJuly 5, 2016
The concept of mileage-based usage fees (MBUF) is beginning to make its way from the western United States to the east, with four states applying for federal funds to test the idea through the I-95 Corridor Coalition.
If it’s funded, the project...
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Bill CramerJune 30, 2016
An IBTTA member and award winner is beta testing a cell phone-transponder app that will make it easier for out-of-state visitors and other occasional users to take advantage of all-electronic tolling (AET) services in Central Florida.
The...
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Bill CramerJune 28, 2016
You know a toll is doing its job when the local newspaper writes lyrically about the “debt of gratitude” the community owes the “roadway sugar-mommies and ‑daddies” who pay it.
That’s what happened earlier this month when the Fort Myers Florida...
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Bill CramerJune 23, 2016
Another 8,000 commercial truckers will have access to single-source payment and streamlined toll management services with the announcement that Chattanooga, Tennessee-based U.S. Xpress Inc. has signed on with BestpassTM Inc.
IBTTA member Bestpass is...
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Bill CramerJune 21, 2016
New England is one of the hubs of the global tolling industry, with a diversity of experience and spirit of experimentation that make Boston exactly the right place for IBTTA to hold its 2016 Summit on All-Electronic Tolling, Managed Lanes, and...
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