Today's review article points out the need for standards and compatibility between tolling systems using advanced GPS/RFID technology, as they become implemented at urban centres and on the highway network connecting those centres.
Key Quotes:
“2011-2016 budgetary constraints and unwillingness to impose higher taxes will drive a continued development of new toll facilities - mostly in urban areas and using all-electronic toll collection”
“Regan sees networks of toll managed lanes emerging in at least seven metro areas 2015-2020, and he names: Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, San Diego and Seattle”
“After 2025 pricing becomes ubiquitous and what started as a national toll system becomes recognized as a national road pricing system”
“The percentage of American vehicles with toll accounts goes from about 15% now to 40% in 2025”
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