Western Road Usage Charging Consortium

The Consortium Members share the following goals: (1) explore the technical and operational feasibility of a multi-jurisdictional road usage charge system; (2) investigate public and key decision maker criteria for acceptance; share experience and lessons learned to foster positive outcomes; (3) develop standards and protocols for how road use charges could best be collected and remitted among the various jurisdictions; (4) develop preliminary operational concepts for how a multi-jurisdictional road usage charge system would be administered; (5) develop a model for regional cooperation and interoperability that can be used in the Western region and potentially across North America; (6) engage the automotive manufacturing and technology sector to encourage the ability for mileage reporting to occur in conjunction with other products and services the sector provides in the marketplace; and (7) share knowledge to maximize the preparedness for and efficiency of policy and program development for road usage charging among the members.

Language

  • English

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01573311
  • Record Type: Research project
  • Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
  • Contract Numbers: TPF-5(288)
  • Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Aug 22 2015 1:01AM