Actions across three fronts – technological developments, policy changes (including substantially higher fuel efficiency standards), and consumer behavior – could reduce transportation emissions by up to 65 percent from current levels by 2050, according to …
Marybeth McGinnis
511 Rules: Real-Time System Management Information Program Fact Sheet
FHWA published a fact sheet with highlights and questions about its rulemaking on the real-time system management information program. A final rule was published on November 8, 2010. The rule sets out the provisions and …
AASHTO Webinar on Prospects for Federal Legislation
Prognostications are available from a webinar on “What Can State DOTs Expect in Federal Legislation on Climate Change and Energy?” held by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on January 13, 2011.
AASHTO Webinar on Prospects for Federal Legislation
Prognostications are available from a webinar on “What Can State DOTs Expect in Federal Legislation on Climate Change and Energy?” held by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on January 13, 2011.
Gaming the System
In Government by the Numbers, [PDF] authors Daniel Esty and Reece Rushing discuss how data-driven decision-making can work in some instances and not in others. Governing Magazine examines how to avoid using it incorrectly. Data-driven …
Falling VMT and Insurance Rates with PAYD?
In its Clean Energy and Climate Plan, the authors assert that a mandatory charge-per-mile system for the entire state would reduce VMT by up to 9.5%. Massachusetts would like to find out. For a voluntary system, …
Falling Gas Demand
After decades of increasing demand for gasoline, the decline that began in 2007 is expected to accelerate, according to a experts from consulting, industry and environmental groups cited in this article.
More Ways to Pay Higher London Congestion Charging Fee
The BBC reports that London’s charge for entering the center city has been increased from 8 pounds to 10 pounds in 2011, but the area to which it applies has been reduced in size. There …
Equitable VMT reduction is possible, WSDOT report finds
An effective statewide VMT reduction program would not necessarily harm the poor and other vulnerable groups, a new report from the Washington State Department of Transportation finds. The report counters objections that such programs would …
Five Easy Pieces: Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance (Center for State Innovation, n.d.)
Brief introduction to pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) auto insurance, outlining the its benefits and costs. Download Five Easy Pieces: Pay-As-You-Drive