Road Pricing

News and commentary about road pricing across the globe. Tolls, congestion charging, distance based charging, road user charging. Public policy, economics, technology and more. If Google brought you here, look down the right sidebar for references.

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Washington Times opposing VMT tolls for the wrong reasons

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According to a Washington Times editorial , the Congressional Budget Office is claiming road users should pay more because of externalities,...

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

European Union pushes strong support for road pricing

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While much publicity has been seen in the European Commission draft transport white paper calling for a ban on cars with internal combustio...

Friday, 18 March 2011

French court decision identifies RAPP Trans on Ecomouv conflict of interest

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Further to the story from yesterday, French website Transport Logistique reports that the Swiss based consultancy firm RAPP Trans is the fi...

Thursday, 17 March 2011

French truck toll system (ecotax) on hold

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A French Court has suspended the contract offered to the Autostrade led consortium to develop, build, install and operate a distance based ...

Monday, 28 February 2011

Apologies

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Sorry for the break in service, I have been moving home at the same time as work has become more like 60 hours than 40 hours, so in the mids...

Saturday, 12 February 2011

Florida toll bridge nearing bankruptcy

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Approaching the long causeway type bridge Garcon Point Bridge links Interstate 10 and Pensacola Beach in Florida. It was commissioned b...

Friday, 11 February 2011

Maryland's new toll road a step forward in two ways

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The Maryland Intercounty Connector is a new 7.2 mile toll road opening on 22 February between Interstate 270 in Gaithersburg and Georgia Ave...

Thursday, 10 February 2011