tolls
Gov Rendell says all of Pennsylvania's transit agencies will get I-80 toll $s
Posted on Wed, 2010-01-06 16:40
Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell says "all" transit agencies in the state will benefit from tolls on I-80. Capitolwire out of Harrisburg PA reports that Rendell made the statement at a conference of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania late last year.
Tolls, usage fees, congestion pricing preferred means of financing roads in Kansas City metro area KS
Posted on Tue, 2009-07-21 17:36An opinion survey in the Kansas section of Kansas City shows toll financing along with road use fees and congestion pricing are 
the preferred means of funding transport improvements.
Virginia speaker Howell says he "loves" concept of comprehensive tolls
Posted on Sat, 2009-04-04 22:22
The speaker of the Virginia House, William J Howell says "I love the concept of tolls" as a way of funding needed
road improvements and managing congestion, calling the gasoline tax a "dinosaur." A Republican Howell made the comments in a meeting with editors and reporters of the Washington Times.
Thomas Frank on tolls in the Wall Street Journal (MEDIA)
Posted on Wed, 2009-01-28 12:50
The Wall Street Journal's columnist Thomas Frank is usually so shrill in his loonie left diatribes as to not even be annoying. Today's he's stomping around on our turf with a piece against tollroads. And actually this time Frank picks up some common critiques and is worth debating.
see http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123310436361422253.html
Kansas Turnpike CEO Johnston says "No way" to speed related toll
Posted on Tue, 2009-01-06 16:48
Kansas Turnpike president /CEO Michael L Johnston says "No way" to the proposal for toll rates to be graduated according to speed: "We're in the service business, not in law enforcement. End of story."
Urban tolls would reduce cost of housing, provide major social benefits study shows
Posted on Sun, 2008-11-16 23:21
An elaborate modeling of housing prices and traffic congestion in cities across the US concludes that financing roads with comprehensive congestion priced tolls rather than taxes rather would provide major benefits in reducing housing prices and sub-optimal densities - 'sprawl' - as well as reducing the familiar delays and uncertain travel times.
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Mass Pike CEO says Turnpike can't handle Big Dig debt, but tolls unlikely
Posted on Sun, 2008-11-09 14:17Massachusetts Turnpike CEO Alan LeBovidge says there is "no way the Mass Pike can handle the costs" imposed on it by the untolled Big Dig. And apparently reflecting on the Patrick administration and the state legislature he says he sees "no 
appetite" for putting tolls on it.
These comments are published this morning in an interview with transport reporter Casey Ross in the Boston Globe:
Calling a toll a tax - semantic warfare (POLITICS)
Posted on Sat, 2008-10-18 12:42Opponents of tolls often say "a toll is just a tax" or they call tolls "toll taxes". They think that they can damn the toll or the toll increase by saying it's a tax. This is stupid because a toll is not a tax, and because most people accept taxes anyway.
A tax has two major characteristics:
In defense of ARTBA - response to editorial
Posted on Fri, 2008-06-06 15:32James Weinstein senior VP of DMJM Harris Aecom writes in defense of ARTBA:
VA-28: taxes not tolls
Posted on Thu, 2001-04-19 23:28VA-28: taxes not tolls
Originally published in issue 54 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Mar 2001.
Page:27
Subjects:taxes not tolls HOT
Facilities:VA-28
Agencies:VDOT
Locations:Virginia Washingto0n DC area
Sources:Nottingham
TELEMATIC TOLLS:Comprehensive tolling to phase out gas tax
Posted on Sat, 2001-01-27 04:20TELEMATIC TOLLS:Comprehensive tolling to phase out gas tax
Originally published in issue 53 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jan 2001.
Page:16
Subjects:telematic tolls CWARNUM 5.9GHz end of gas tax DSRC
Sources:Forkenbrock Henion Malick Schnacke
Smart Tolls?
Posted on Sun, 2000-11-12 03:53Smart Tolls?
Originally published in issue 52 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Nov 2000.
Page:7
Subjects:tolls at borders
Agencies:Glendening
Locations:Maryland MD
Sources:Glendening
Blair wimps out on tolls
Posted on Wed, 2000-08-23 13:55Blair wimps out on tolls
Originally published in issue 50 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jul 2000.
Page:25
Subjects:cordon pricing tolls morotways
Locations:UK Britain
California tolls support
Posted on Mon, 2000-06-12 15:48California tolls support
Originally published in issue 49 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in May 2000.
Page:21
Subjects:tolls financing
Agencies:University of California Policy Research Center
Locations:California CA Calif
Wilson Bridge - mess without tolls
Posted on Sun, 2000-06-11 10:31Wilson Bridge - mess without tolls
Originally published in issue 49 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in May 2000.
Page:21
Subjects:tolls or tax
Facilities:Wilson Bridge
Locations:Virginia Maryland MD VA Washington DC
DEBATE:‘No Tolls’ rep vs TRnl
Posted on Thu, 2000-02-03 09:00DEBATE:‘No Tolls’ rep vs TRnl
Originally published in issue 46 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Feb 2000.
Page:3
Subjects:debate
Facilities:ISTHA Illinois Tollway
Agencies:ISTHA
Locations:Chicago IL
Sources:NO TOLLS
NATIONAL CAPITAL:Internet Boom Bogs Traffic
Posted on Tue, 1999-09-14 16:08NATIONAL CAPITAL:Internet Boom Bogs Traffic
Originally published in issue 42 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Sep 1999.
Page:11
Subjects:congestion plans trnasit bias possible tolls
Facilities:ICC Wilson Bridge Dulles I-66 Beltway I-95 Northern Potomac Crossing
Locations:MD VA NoVA Washington DC
TCA NJTA THCEA:Three Pikes Peak Pricing
Posted on Tue, 1999-06-01 14:39TCA NJTA THCEA:Three Pikes Peak Pricing
Originally published in issue 40 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jun 1999.
Subjects:variable pricing value pricing differential tolls
Facilities:Foothill Eastern New Jersy Turnpike San Joaquin Hills Tampa Hillsboro Expressway Authority NJTA SJH FETR THCEA
Agencies:TCA NJTA THCEA
RING TOLLS:Rekeningrijden ijm Randstat Nederland
Posted on Mon, 1999-04-12 05:00RING TOLLS:Rekeningrijden ijm Randstat Nederland
Originally published in issue 38 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Apr 1999.
Page:9
Subjects:ring tolls cordon
Facilities:Rekeningrijden
Locations:Netherlands Holland
Sources:Harry Van der Pol
ANTI-TOLL SENTIMENT Why Not Rebate the Highway User Taxes?
Posted on Mon, 1999-02-15 18:45ANTI-TOLL SENTIMENT
Why Not Rebate the
