Author Archives: PJones

What States Can Teach Us About Tolling

To put a major dent in the transportation infrastructure funding crisis, Congress should create the flexibility for states to fund their own solutions. Continue reading

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Building Social Bridges Throughout the Year

This is a guest post by Jenise Fryatt, Social Media Strategist for Smarter Shift and part of IBTTA’s social media team. IBTTA regularly hosts conferences where members bond, learn from each other, and go on to benefit professionally from the … Continue reading

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Pursue Great Goals While Relishing Small Moments

This is a guest post by Seth Kahan, a leadership and performance improvement authority specializing in change leadership. Check out his website here. I have a dream to help leaders create the future. I believe we influence our world much … Continue reading

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The Heroes of Hurricane Sandy

Tolling authorities witness everyday acts of courage and heroism whenever a crisis hits. When emergency plans are activated, agencies see front-line staff go far above and beyond to keep the public safe and restore highway operations as quickly as possible. … Continue reading

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Are There Any Questions?

Are there any questions associated with the unsustainability of the gas tax? Those were the 12 provocative words with which Steve Morello of D’Artagnan Consulting closed a portion of his presentation to the IBTTA Leadership Academy last week. It was … Continue reading

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The State of the Union…and our Highways

“A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs – that must be the North Star that guides our efforts.” U.S. President Barack Obama State of the Union Address February 12, 2013 President Barack Obama outlined a bold and ambitious agenda … Continue reading

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Adaptation and Resilience: The Tolling Industry Responds to Severe Weather

If there is one thing the United States learned from Super Storm Sandy—or from the dozens of natural disasters that came before it, from the Gulf of Mexico to New England—it’s that we can never be too prepared. Unfortunately, we … Continue reading

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