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2024 Agenda

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2024 Agenda

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    • What EV owners are saying about RUC in Hawaii

    • How public agencies are collaborating for a smooth launch of Hawaii's RUC program

    • How counties can leverage a state-led RUC program to create a sustainable local revenue streamFrankOcean

09:25
    • Why Colorado first turned to tolled lanes
    • Colorado's first-of-its-kind system to address safety and toll evasion issues
    • Messaging with the public on tolled lanes and safety enforcementheyaaa
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    • Why Metro is studying congestion pricing in LA County
    • How pricing combined with reinvestment and assistance programs can ease traffic, speed up buses, reduce pollution and enhance access to opportunity
    • Why political buy-in and public support for pricing can be challenging but are critical

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    • Lessons learned
    • Updated figures
    • Planning for the futureAww
11:45
    • How and why DMVs are integral to the success of a RUC program

    • Stressing the need for interagency cooperation

    • What considerations to review if looking for a DMV to administer a RUCwew

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    • Examples from US states that have been successful in their bids
    • How to ensure you get the maximum grant possible
    • What to do and what not to do
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    • What has Congress done historically and what it is doing now?
    • Is Congress doing enough?
    • Life beyond the FAST ActkWest
14:25
    • Exploring the differences and synergies between these systems
    • Which is more effective?
    • Can future infrastructure funding systems accommodate all approaches?wowohwow
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    • How have states started their RUC journey?
    • What are the pros and cons of different approaches to starting work on RUC?
    • How do federal RUC programs influence state choices?kanyee
16:20
    • How to make the border-to-border pilot a success in a nation as large and diverse as the USA
    • What interplay is needed between Capitol Hill, State DOTs and the Government Accountability Office?
    • Challenges, opportunities, and lessonseeee
16:45
    • Rural and long-distance drivers often object to the per-mile fee concept
    • Fear that distance-based RUC will unfairly burden them relative to urban drivers
    • Is this geographic inequity real or imagined?
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    • Challenges of working with state legislative leaders to help them understand the implications of alternative road funding methods
    • How to sustain a long-term policy conversation across multiple legislative sessionslool
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    •  Both require an onboard unit to track vehicle movement and charge appropriate fees. The onboard unit within the vehicles must link to a registered account and individual responsible for payment. 
    •  Reciprocity between State, local transportation providers enable transaction integration. 
    • Enforcement policies and cost-effective solutions ensure compliance. 
    • Public education and communication regarding rationale and procedures is essential for acceptance34
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    • Inflationary factors are limiting the ability to build and maintain transportation networks
    • Indexing revenue sources to inflation can ensure future funding matches construction costs at the time of delivery
    • How to incorporate indexing into a RUC for sustainable transportation fundingkanye
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    • Overview of the scheme
    • Pilot conclusions
    • Future recommendationshuhcat
11:45
    • Analysis of the economic and political challenges Singapore overcame to implement of the largest, most sophisticated urban road-pricing systems in the world
    • Understanding the performance, policy parameters and outcomes of Singapore’s ERP system on congestion
    • Outline of future challenges faced by Singapore’s ERP system under a policy of zero car growth and technological shift toward a new satellite-based road-pricing system
12:10
    • How concerns about reduced fuel-tax revenues, pandemic-induced changes in travel behavior, equity and climate change are impacting toll rate setting parameters, policies, and processes
    • Rate setting for the advancement of sustainable revenue, equity, and climate change
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    • Overview of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ pay-per-mile RUC scheme
    • How it ensures fuel-efficient and electric vehicles pay their fair share toward covering wearing and tear on the state’s roads
    • The significance of being the first mileage-based user free RUC program on the US East Coast
14:35
    • Overview of the ParceGo pilot in Bogotá 
    • How effective is this new traffic management strategy expected to be for the Colombian population?
    • The aim of providing better congestion pricing and fair access to roads
16:30
    • Comparing tolling and RUC in the USA with distance-based charging in Europe
    • Insights into the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) and revisions to the Eurovignette Directive
    • Lessons the USA can take away from the European experience
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    • New research, technologies and innovations
    • Native automaker telematics – direct data reporting
    • In-vehicle payment benefits and opportunities
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