Issue / Tolls
Webinar: Congestion Pricing’s Role in Building More Equitable Transportation Systems
Aug 18, 2020 | Madeline GormanCongestion pricing is an idea that has broad support from transportation practitioners. However, many elected officials and members of...
House INVEST Act Includes Congestion Pricing Provisions
Jun 26, 2020 | Brianne EbyThe House's surface transportation reauthorization bill, titled the INVEST in America Act, was introduced last week by the chairman of...
Road to Recovery Webinar: Jennifer Aument
Jun 03, 2020 | Madeline GormanJennifer Aument leads the development and operations of major toll roads in North America on behalf of Transurban – one of the...
Congestion Pricing in the United States
May 20, 2020 | Brianne Eby, Martha Roskowski and Robert PuentesThere is no silver bullet to fix the woes of urban mobility and access, but congestion pricing is a proven, viable, and effective tool....
Coronavirus Threatens Viability of Toll-Based PPPs
May 01, 2020 | Jeff DavisPublic-private partnerships (PPPs) are a tool used by a growing number of state and local governments to provide infrastructure...
Toll Facilities Request $9.2 Billion in Federal Funds to Replace Lost Coronavirus Revenue
Apr 09, 2020 | Jeff DavisMass transit agencies received nearly $25 billion in federal appropriations last week to make up for lost farebox revenues and local...
IBTTA Revenue Replacement Request Letter to Congress – April 7, 2020
Apr 09, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is a letter to Congress from the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association dated April 7, 2020 requesting $9.245...
Ways and Means Looks at Difficult Issue of Paying for Infrastructure
Jan 31, 2020 | Jeff DavisHours after House Democrats joyously announced the outline of their $760 billion infrastructure initiative, the House Ways and Means...
DOT Makes $1B in New TIFIA Loans
Dec 19, 2019 | Jeff DavisIn the last seven days, the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced over $1 billion in new federal direct loans under the TIFIA...
CBO Issues Analysis of Nationwide Truck VMT Tax
Oct 17, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Congressional Budget Office today released a new report entitled Issues and Options for a Tax on Vehicle Miles Traveled by...
Takeaways from a European Congestion Pricing Study Tour
Oct 16, 2019 | Robert Puentes and Brianne EbyIn the United States, congestion pricing continues to garner considerable attention from policymakers and transportation advocates. New...
Cold Water from Congress on Congestion Pricing
Sep 13, 2019 | Robert PuentesCongress was back in town this week and the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit jumped in with a timely hearing on congestion...