Mayor Parker Bans Bump Stocks - In response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that lifted a federal ban on such items, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker swiftly enacted local legislation prohibiting rapid-fire gun...more
The New York State Legislature concluded the 2023-2024 session on Saturday. The legislature did not develop a plan for a revenue source to replace toll revenue from congestion pricing, which the Governor indefinitely...more
Last Thursday, the NYC Council convened a Stated meeting, where they passed and introduced multiple pieces of legislation. The Council passed legislation requiring an annual forest plan, helping the City expand its tree...more
Gig Economy & Technology- CHICAGO — TechChicago Week Looks to Bring Entirety of City’s Tech Ecosystem Together- An event highlighting Chicago’s tech scene will bring thousands together in the city next week. TechChicago...more
Summary - The nation’s first variable tolling program in a central business district (CBD) reached a new milestone, bringing New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) closer to its goal of launching...more
California Appellate Court Says Toll is a Fee to Use Government Property, Exempt from Tax Definition- Tolls imposed for use of state-owned toll bridges are not taxes, and increases to the rates for those tolls are not...more
As part of its adopted 2019 budget, New York state has approved the imposition of "congestion pricing" (in effect, tolls) in Manhattan, south of 60th Street, no earlier than December 31, 2020. While cities such as London,...more
On March 26, 2019, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming a decision by the District Court emanating out of the Puerto Rico Title III bankruptcy cases, found that Sections 928(a) and 922(d) of the Bankruptcy Code...more
Sustainable Development Focus - L.A. may charge drivers by the mile, adding freeway tolls to cut congestion - LOS ANGELES TIMES - Jan 22 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is pushing to study how what’s commonly...more
In recent years, the state of Texas jumped headlong into public-private partnerships in a variety of different arenas. Often called PPP, 3P or P3, this delivery method has rapidly become the go-to avenue for delivering...more
Public agencies with toll-setting authority should take note of a recent federal court decision relating to the uses of user fees and toll revenue, as well as the stated goals of the plaintiff in that case. The U.S....more
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that New Jersey state law fraud claims against Morgan Keegan, the brokerage firm now part of Raymond James & Associates, were tolled by the plaintiffs’ efforts to collect an...more
Drivers in the U.S. are seeing the benefits of toll roads, according to a new report published by the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA). The 2015 Report on Tolling in the United States (June 30,...more
At the TRB P3 Subcommittee meeting on January 12, 2015, among the topics discussed is the growth in the U.S. P3 market of the availability payment approach and less use of toll concessions. Availability payment contracts...more