RAISE USER FEES: The Road to Good Highway Policy

October 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY TOM McNAMARA Transportation Consultant, and former UDOT policy staff, OST Good highway policy is difficult to achieve. Nonetheless, it...

Federal funding for highways is stagnant and the Federal Aid Highway Program (FAHP) appears to be “shrinking by default.” Transportation infrastructure is not a top 10 public polling issue. Highway conditions have improved and there is little “inside the beltway” dialogue on transportation infrastructure. Meanwhile, popular discussion of mobility is more focused on new vehicle technology than on highway infrastructure.

October 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY STEVE LOCKWOOD Senior Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff A New Context for the FAHP? In the absence of Congressional action,...

The Case of the Neglected Transit Bus

October 25, 2014 |

Tomorrow Eno will release a new study looking at regional transit governance (Getting to the Route of It: The Role...

Improving Transportation Performance: Time to Focus on Operations

September 25, 2014 |

Congress has been able to accomplish very little this year, but one thing they agreed they needed to do was...

A Lesson From Stockholm's Sustainable Development: Identifying Crucial Tensions, Conflicts or Tradeoffs in Urban Sustainability Policies

August 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY AMY RADER OLSSON Director, KTH Center for a Sustainable Built Environment Urban challenges are indisputably complex—even “dually complex,” because...

Tolling in Japan: Should the U.S. Follow Its Lead?

August 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

Tolling in Japan: Should the U.S. Follow Its Lead?

August 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY MICAH HIMMEL Research Director, Japan International Transport Institute, USA Toll roads serve an important role in ensuring regional and...

Crude Oil by Rail: The Industry is Changing

July 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY STEVEN R. DITMEYER Adjunct Professor of Railway Management, Michigan State University An old adage says the railroad industry is...

Superstorm Sandy: Adaptation and Resilience in the Tolling Industry

July 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY PATRICK D. JONES Executive Director & CEO, International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike...

Infrastructure in the United States: The Dangers of Living Below Our Means

July 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY LESLIE BLAKEY President & Executive Director, Coalition for America's Gateways & Trade Corridors Infrastructure was at the heart of...

3D Printers: Changing Transportation As We Know It

June 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY BILL ANKNER Principal, Transportation Solutions President Obama’s shout out for 3D printing in his 2012 State of the Union[1]...

Public-Private Partnerships For Transportation Finance: Some Say Better Mousetrap... Some Say Necessary Evil

June 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton

BY JONATHAN GUILFORD Professor, Director, Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy, George Mason University Build a better mousetrap and the...