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The Technology to Toll

July 20, 2009 by RyanAvent
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Well now this is interesting: Engineers at the University of Minnesota (UMinn) have devised a plug-in device for measuring vehicle-miles traveled and logging it for road use charges (RUC) that they say could be deployed near-term. The system makes use of an electronic processor and memory that can be plugged into an existing vehicle... [read more]

Open-road electronic tolling also reduces emissions

July 2, 2009 by Lynne Kiesling
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Today a post from Ben Casselman at the WSJ’s Environmental Capital highlights one of my favorite unintended benefits of open-road electronic tolling: by eliminating deceleration and acceleration to pay a cash toll, electronic tolling reduces emisssions, with one big caveat: So does eliminating toll booths really cut down on emissions?... [read more]

A tale of two cities' tolls

June 3, 2009 by John Whitehead
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From the Charlotte Observer (Public might not ...): When the [Greenville, SC] Southern Connector opened in 2001, the toll road was expected to spark development in the southern part of the city. Boosters said it would carry thousands of cars daily, allowing them to bypass Interstate 85 congestion.But eight years later, development hasn... [read more]