Editor’s Note: The ATFI is a coalition (of which the NMA is a member) which work tirelessly to maintain the longstanding policy of protecting existing interstates from new tolls. ATFI’s Charlie Kiefer has given the NMA permission to showcase the summer update. Due to the current global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the tolling industry has […]
15 Blog Posts From the E-ZPass Tag
Summer Update from the ALLIANCE FOR TOLL-FREE INTERSTATES
June 12, 2020 • 0 Comments • ATFI, E-ZPass, Gas Taxes, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, LICENSE PLATE, Mass Transit, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING
Big Changes for Toll Roads in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
June 8, 2020 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, HIGH OCCUPANCY, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, Mass Transit, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Despite NMA and public opposition plus general condemnation for holding hearings during a pandemic, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority voted unanimously on May 27 to increase tolls on two of the state’s largest toll roads. The increase takes effect on September 13, 2020, and would increase the average Turnpike […]
The Fight over NYC Congestion Pricing Goes on. And on…
May 11, 2020 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, Congestion Tolling, E-ZPass, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, Mass Transit, NMA, Parking, Ridesharing, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLLING
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Could congestion pricing for New York City be over? Probably not, but it will likely not meet its January 2021 start date and not necessarily due to the COVID-19 crisis. The scheme was already in doubt in February before everything hit the proverbial fan. Metropolitan Transportation Administration Chair Pat […]
Opposition comes Together to Oppose Federal Bailout for Toll Operators: NYC Congestion Pricing now Iffy
April 27, 2020 • 0 Comments • Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, Toll Roads, TOLLING
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The Newspaper. Com reported this month that traffic is down two-thirds on US toll roads. This downturn in traffic indeed threatens the revenue model of the foreign companies that operate them. So much so, that earlier in the month, the International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Authority asked the federal […]
E-ZPass is Anything But: A Motorist’s Viewpoint
This post originally appeared as an NMA E-Newsletter in February 2019. Abuses by tolling authorities continue to mount. The lawsuit filed last year in U.S. District Court by Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the NMA against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for collecting inflated tolls to pay for projects unrelated to the operation and maintenance of the Turnpike […]
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