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BREAKING NEWS: Toll Roads and Bridges Report Record Growth in 2015
Bill CramerApril 5, 2016
Stories
2015 was a banner year for the 31 U.S. tolling agencies that took part in a survey for IBTTA’s National Toll Facilities Usage Analysis. The five billion trips on tolled facilities represented a 7% increase in volume over 2014—putting the U.S.... Read More
Changing the Transportation Conversation in Central Puget Sound
Bill CramerMarch 31, 2016
Stories
Civic leaders and regional decision-makers in Washington State’s Central Puget Sound Region are changing the conversation about transportation funding, with the accent on bringing drivers back to the concept of paying for the services they use. That... Read More
Highway and Interstate Operators Can Cut Costs, Save Pollinators, Florida Study Shows
Bill CramerMarch 29, 2016
Stories
Just in time for spring, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is reporting that tolling authorities and other highway agencies can reduce roadside mowing costs while preserving vital habitat for pollinators like... Read More
Tolling and the New Psychology of Highway Funding: Part 2
Patrick JonesMarch 24, 2016
Stories
In the second of a two-part series, IBTTA Executive Director and CEO Pat Jones shares some of his most important takeaways from the association’s 2016 Transportation Policy and Finance Summit, March 13-15, 2016 in Washington, DC. While the... Read More
Tolling Has a Part in the Frank Talk About Transit
Bill CramerMarch 22, 2016
Stories
Over the last week, a couple of major cities in the United States have been having a frank conversation about the sorry state of public transit funding. The connections back to tolling range from the obvious, to the historical, to the metaphorical.... Read More
Tolling and the New Psychology of Highway Funding: Part 1
Patrick JonesMarch 17, 2016
Stories
In the first of a two-part series, IBTTA Executive Director and CEO Pat Jones shares some of his most important takeaways from the association’s 2016 Transportation Policy and Finance Summit, March 13-15, 2016 in Washington, DC. While the summit was... Read More
How Tolling Will Enable Driverless Cars
Bill CramerMarch 15, 2016
Stories
It’s a natural part of the product development life cycle. At some point, just as the buzz around an exciting, highly visible new innovation hits a crescendo, people begin to spot complications along the road to success. They’re complications, not... Read More
A Data-Driven Operation: IBTTA Welcomes Cindy Norcross
Bill CramerMarch 8, 2016
Stories
Effective use of data and analytics has become a cornerstone of 21st-century tolling operations, from the real-time statistics that guide dynamic pricing to predictive analytics that help agencies segment and understand their markets. Now, with 2016... Read More
When the New York Review of Books Focuses on Highway Safety and Infrastructure Funding
Bill CramerMarch 1, 2016
Stories
When the New York Review of Books begins to weigh in on the infrastructure funding crisis, in an article titled A Country Breaking Down, you know the message coming from tolling and other highway advocates is finally breaking through and reaching a... Read More
Traffic Volume Sets U.S. Record, But Can Gas Tax Revenue Keep Up?
Bill CramerFebruary 25, 2016
Stories
3.148 trillion miles. It’s like driving the distance from Earth to Pluto and back. 337 times. And it’s the total distance United States drivers logged on the nation’s roadways in 2015, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s Traffic Volume... Read More

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