By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director The website Chief Investment Officer posted in June a lament for how tough it is for toll roads right now. Here’s a quote, “The typically stable asset class has been hit as traffic levels have dropped 40 percent to 85 percent globally, S&P analysts say.” So the website tells […]
7 Blog Posts From the PPP Tag
Is it Really Tough Times for Toll Roads Ahead?
July 13, 2020
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ATFI, Congestion Pricing, E-ZPass, Gas Tax, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, NMA, OOIDA, PPP, Public Private Partnership, REVENUE GENERATION, ROAD-USER FEES, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, tolls, VMT
Are We Slinking Ever Closer to a Universal Road User Charge? Part 1—the National Landscape: NMA E-Newsletter #549
July 22, 2019
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ALPR, Electric Vehicle, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, GPS, GPS TRACKING, Infrastructure, LEGISLATION, PPP, Public Private Partnership, Road Usage Charge, Technology, TOLL ROAD, VMT, VMT Tax
A road user charge or RUC (also referred to as the Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax or VMT Tax and Mileage Based User Fees or MBUF) currently permeates nearly every discussion of how our country will pay for infrastructure in the future. Many transportation planners and elected officials seem to agree the time has come to […]
Microtransit Costs too Much Per Passenger
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July 1, 2018
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Mass Transit, Microtransit, PPP, Public Private Partnership, Ridesharing, Technology
So much hype over transportation disruption right now that sometimes it is hard to see the road with all the bikes and scooters laying around or even to understand if a disruption is viable and efficient. Microtransit, similar to ridesharing but supposedly cheaper, is one such disruption that use to be known as Dial-a-Ride. In […]
Can the Proverbial Pothole Problem be Disrupted?: NMA E-Newsletter #493
June 25, 2018
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Car Care, DRONES, Infrastructure, PPP, Public Private Partnership, Technology
Nothing worse than hitting a pothole you can’t avoid on the road. Not only is it jarring and disruptive to your driving but it can also damage your car. AAA reports that American drivers pay an estimated $3 billion per year to repair cars damaged by potholes. AAA Manager of Technical Services Michael Calkins said […]
Is an Infrastructure Apocalypse on the Horizon?
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April 29, 2018
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Gas Tax, Infrastructure, Mass Transit, PPP, Public Private Partnership, Ridesharing, TOLL, Toll Roads, Traffic Congestion, VMT, VMT Tax, WHEEL TAX
The US’s aging Infrastructure seems to be falling apart but what is worse is no one knows how to fund infrastructure. How much more can motorists pay before they can no longer pay any more? Motorists already pay a state and federal gas tax. Motorists already pay special wheel taxes or additional vehicle registration fees. […]
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