FHWA
ITS corrupted: intelligent racketeering slowly unravels over traveler data monopoly
Posted on Thu, 2010-01-21 01:25- by Jerry Werner and Peter Samuel
Regular road construction conjures up images of brawny asphalt paving contractors getting together at a hamburger joint to agree whose turn it is to put in the "low" bid for local state highway work, and discussing which official needs to be "helped" in order to ensure that "that new bastard" - not "one of us" - is kept off the list of "qualified contractors."
Undemanding FHWA "rules" for fed-OKd toll systems published in Federal Register
Posted on Wed, 2009-10-14 01:12
FHWA has published undemanding if sometimes confused "rules" for tolls on value priced or express lanes, and newly tolled interstate construction under federal control. The rules do nothing to "accelerate progress toward the national goal of achieving a nationwide interoperable electronic toll collection system," stated as an objective in federal SAFTEA-LU law enacted August 2005, but US legislators set FHWA an impossible task there, given the cons
Karen Hedlund of Nossaman new chief counsel of Federal Highway Admin (PERSONNEL)
Posted on Tue, 2009-06-16 15:42
Karen Hedlund, longtime head of the Washington DC area office of Nossaman, and a partner at the tollroad specializing law firm, is the new chief counsel at the Federal Highway Administration. Hedlund is well known in the industry as a confident, knowledgeable speaker on finance law, including toll revenue bonds, various federal support programs and the state of P3s in different states.
US vehicle-miles in December down less than previous months - news less bad
Posted on Mon, 2009-02-23 20:48
December estimates by FHWA of traffic throughout the US in December 2008 (2008-12) show a decline of 1.6% in vmt on 2007-12, the smallest drop in the previous corresponding period (pcp) in eight months. Urban interstate traffic was level on pcp, while rural interstate traffic was 1.6% lower.
USDOT highway economist job on, off, now on again (PERSONNEL)
Posted on Thu, 2009-02-12 21:54
An economist position at FHWA was on, then off, and is now on again, hopefully a course the US economy will track. The economist position is in the Highway Needs and Investment Analysis and is to provide a replacement for Darren Timothy.
US traffic down 5.3% in November/PCP, 2008 heads for near-4% drop
Posted on Sun, 2009-01-25 19:53
US traffic was down strongly in November, in line with the experience of many toll operators. The office of highway policy information at FHWA estimates that travel on all US roads and streets in November 2008 was 5.3% lower than in the previous corresponding period (PCP), Nov 2007. 12.9 billion or 3.7% fewer vehicle-miles were racked up in the eleven months to end-Nov 08 as compared to PCP.
FHWA toll road activity report - a CRITIQUE
Posted on Wed, 2009-01-21 01:40
The FHWA's "Current Toll Road Activity in the US" report we previously wrote on concedes that errors and omissions are possible. see http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/3950 This critique is devoted to a few we found. The most serious omission in our view is lack of discussion or listing of detollings - removals of tolls.
Federal Highways Admin reports on major role for tolls (ADDITIONS)
Posted on Tue, 2009-01-20 00:48
Federal Highway Administration has released a set of twenty analyses of toll road activity in the US, the most
comprehensive effort of documentation of tolling in the US to date. It includes a 'white paper', four databases, three summaries, and a bunch of sorts of the data by different classification criteria, and some miscellaneous tables.
FHWA not responsible for errors, reader says - Baloney & balderdash, twaddle & claptrap, we say
Posted on Thu, 2008-02-21 01:47Topping rights & devolution put fed-$s in jeopardy - feds again on HB1892
Posted on Fri, 2007-05-11 15:03
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) chief counsel James D Ray has written again to TxDOT detailing how the toll concession bill HB1892 contains provisions that put federal support for Texas highways in jeopardy. The procurement process for a SH121 concession detailed in HB1892 providing NTTA with topping rights "seems to directly contradict" the requirements of US law requiring fair and open competition. AFFISHALSTATISTICKS:FHWA’S mishmash on toll roads
Posted on Tue, 2001-04-24 20:36AFFISHALSTATISTICKS:FHWAS mishmash on toll roads
Originally published in issue 54 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Mar 2001.
Page:30
Subjects:screw-up mishmash Toll Facilities in US TFiUS
Agencies:FHWA
Sources:Connie Bell Robert Roczycki
RANKINGS:FL king of toll capacity, NJ leads in toll travel
Posted on Tue, 2000-11-28 08:18RANKINGS:FL king of toll capacity, NJ leads in toll travel
Originally published in issue 52 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Nov 2000.
Page:16
Subjects:league ladder ranking
Agencies:FHWA
Value pricing
Posted on Mon, 2000-10-09 06:15Value pricing
Originally published in issue 51 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Sep 2000.
Page:21
Subjects:rubber chicken
Agencies:FHWA
Sources:Carol Harbaugh
Newsletter on variable pricing
Posted on Sun, 2000-09-10 21:19Newsletter on variable pricing
Originally published in issue 51 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Sep 2000.
Page:7
Subjects:newsletter variable pricing plug
Agencies:FHWA
INNOVATIVE FINANCE :Wilson Bridge to build with billion dollar shortfall
Posted on Sat, 2000-08-26 22:21INNOVATIVE FINANCE :Wilson Bridge to build with billion dollar shortfall
Originally published in issue 50 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jul 2000.
Page:27
Subjects:tolling bridge
Facilities:Wilson bridge
Agencies:FHWA
Locations:MD DC VA Washington
Sources:Undeland
Tony Kane FHWA buckets trenditalk
Posted on Thu, 2000-08-10 04:11Tony Kane FHWA buckets trenditalk
Originally published in issue 50 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jul 2000.
Page:17
Subjects:beltways transit futrology
Agencies:FHWA Kane
Sources:Tony Kane
The Road Gang lunch talkgroup in Wash DC had Anthony R. Kane USDOTs exec-sec, its leading career officer venture some longterm predictions about US transp:
Economical modelers wanted
Posted on Fri, 2000-04-07 13:02Economical modelers wanted
Originally published in issue 48 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Apr 2000.
Page:5
Subjects:modeler
Agencies:FHWA
Sources:deCorla-souza
FREE PLUG: Grant Opportunities
Posted on Wed, 2000-03-29 20:16FREE PLUG: Grant Opportunities
Originally published in issue 47 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Mar 2000.
Page:23
Subjects:grant money available value pricing
Agencies:FHWA
The FHWA has funds available to support the development, operation and evaluation of pilot tests of innovative road and parking pricing projects. www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/vppp.htm
ET STANDARDS:Fed Hwy Admin Admits Stalemate over Data Link
Posted on Wed, 2000-01-26 07:43ET STANDARDS:Fed Hwy Admin Admits Stalemate over Data Link
Originally published in issue 45 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jan 2000.
Page:20
Subjects:ET DSRC Standards
Agencies:FHWA
Airhead Agency Should Buy Brooklyn Bridge Quick
Posted on Fri, 2000-01-07 07:10Airhead Agency Should Buy Brooklyn Bridge Quick
Originally published in issue 45 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Jan 2000.
Page:5
Subjects:HOV airhead
Agencies:FHWA
