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  1. 19-Sep-2025
    • The real-time, network-wide pricing of road use can eliminate all traffic congestionjgj
    • There are no longer any technological barriers to the adoption of real-time pricing of road use
    • Real-time, network-wide pricing of road use is the only way that traffic congestion can be eliminated
  2. 18-Sep-2025
    • User-pays is an effective way to fund major infrastructure

    • Replacing fuel taxes with a VMT tax is a better user-fee model

    • Using user fees for highways could cut the federal deficit by $200B in 10 yearshj,m

  3. 18-Sep-2025
    • RUC as a road user fee and RUC to solve externalities are two different things
    • There may be both conflicts and opportunities in mixing goals.
    • RUC may have effects we plan for and may have unanticipated effects hg

     

  4. 19-Sep-2025
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    • Legislative strategies
    • Alternative funding mechanisms
    • Tax tolerance limits 


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  6. 19-Sep-2025
    • Long-term trends in tolling and RUC system evolution
    • Balancing innovation, equity, and sustainability in RUC models
    • Predictions for RUC’s role in transforming transportation funding
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  8. 18-Sep-2025
    • Aligning with the User-Pays Principle

    • Are mileage fees taxes or user fees?

    • Ensuring Equity and Efficiency

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  10. 19-Sep-2025
    • Overcoming right of way constraints
    • Phasing construction to accelerate improvements
    • Reversible lane technologymtuut
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  14. 18-Sep-2025
    • Overview of the latest updates on U.S. State and Federal programs

    • Examination of State and Federal perspectives on key transportation funding issues

    • Comparison of core RUC/MBUF program characteristics, highlighting similarities and differencesmh k

  15. 19-Sep-2025
    • drakeaubreydrakeHow regions can plan for the shift from gas tax to road pricing
    • The Seattle region’s approach to road pricing policy
    • Next steps to incorporate road pricing in Washington State
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  17. 18-Sep-2025
    • Applying past challenges to build more responsive, community-focused project delivery.
    • Strategies for fostering community trust in toll and P3 projects.
    • How stakeholder input and priorities can influence project delivery. jh
  18. 18-Sep-2025
    • Lessons from around the world 
    • Emerging tolling trends in Europe
    • Developments in the Middle East and Africajnjkn
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  20. 18-Sep-2025
    • Explores how trust-building and transparent engagement shape successful pricing policies
    • Highlights global case studies where equity and legitimacy drove public support
    • Shares research insights on aligning stakeholder interests to move from policy design to action.li
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  22. 18-Sep-2025
    • Policy perspective: Truck only Tolling
    • An overview of Rhode Island’s tolling system
    • How truck tolling plays a role in the state’s infrastructure funding methodologyop
  23. 18-Sep-2025
    •  Commercial motor vehicles are subject to extensive regulations, fees, and reporting requirements far beyond those for passenger vehicles, including mileage tracking and hours-of-service logging
    • The International Registration Plan (IRP) streamlined interstate registration, reducing administrative burdens by enabling carriers to register through a base state with fees distributed to other jurisdictions
    • Road Usage Charge (RUC) programs must consider the complex regulatory environment for commercial vehicles; inconsistent state-level requirements could recreate the inefficiencies IRP was designed to eliminate

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  24. 18-Sep-2025
    • Pilot Overview & Evolution: Cover Utah’s voluntary RUC pilot initiated in January 2020—designed for electric, plug‑in hybrid, and hybrid vehicles—as an alternative to fuel tax 
    • Program Funding & Federal Support: Discuss how four federal STSFA grants ($3.245 million total) have supported UDOT’s implementation and enhancements pjij
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