Tolling Study, Part 2
The 2007 Legislature directed the Commission to do a second phase of the tolling study aimed at providing more detail on possible tolling project candidates statewide. The specific mandate was as follows:
2007-2009 Transportation Budget - ESHB 1094, Section 206:
“…(3) The commission shall conduct a planning grade tolling study that is based on the recommended policies in the commission’s comprehensive tolling study submitted September 20, 2006.”
Further direction was given in the Transportation Budget Notes – Agency Detail document:
“…3. Continuation of Tolling Study - Funding is provided for more detailed modeling of tolling options on specific routes and structures. The Commission shall contract with the WSDOT Economic Partnership Program to develop tolling scenarios."
The Part 2 Tolling Study is now complete and the final report was adopted at the February Commission meeting is below. This report identifies 28 potential tolling projects statewide that could be carried out over the next 20 years. The Commission also offers six recommendations in this report that are considered to be in addition to the eight policy recommendations contained in the Part 1 Tolling Study report.
Comprehensive Tolling Study Part 2 Final Report (pdf 351 kb)
The presentation below was given to the Commission at their February meeting in Olympia and gives an overview of the Tolling Study Part 2 final report.
Tolling Study Part 2 Presentation (pdf 160 kb)
Tolling Study, Part 1
The Legislature provided the Commission with funding and a mandate to
conduct a comprehensive tolling study - ESSB
6091, Section 206 (pdf 222
kb).
To ensure the Commission is able to focus and remain fully engaged throughout
the course of this effort, the Commission appointed three of its members
to serve on a team that is responsible for overseeing the detailed implementation
of this study.
Tolling Study Team
The Commission Team membership is as follows:
Dick Ford - Team Lead
Bob Distler
Elmira Forner
Tolling Study Information
Volume
1 - Final Tolling Study
Report (pdf 456 kb)
This is the final report
of the Commission's comprehensive
tolling study. It was presented
to the Commission at their
September 2006 monthly
meeting in Olympia. The
report presents the following
information: the Commission's
eight proposed policy recommendations;
background information
on tolling; a discussion
on if, where, when, and
how to toll in Washington
State; a discussion on
legal issues we face in
trying to do tolling in
this state and a proposed
implementation plan to
overcome identified obstacles;
and a proposal for near-term
action items to get tolling
off the ground.
Volume
2 - Background Papers (pdf 5.5 mb)
These papers are intended
to provide the reader with
some background on national
perspectives on various
aspects of tolling as well
as detailed information
related to tolling in Washington
State. This file is over
400 pages long so if you
wish to directly access
one of the papers, please
refer to the list of the
individual papers below.
Individual
Listing of Background
Papers: The
list below represents all
of the background papers
and materials contained
in Volume 2 above should
you wish to directly access
a specific paper.
Presentation
on the Final Tolling Study
Report (pdf 1.3 mb)
This presentation was given
to the Commission at their
September 2006 meeting
and summarizes the information
contained in the Tolling
Study Final Report provided
above.
Attitudes
of Washington State Voters
Toward Transportation
Issues & Tolling (pdf 629 kb)
This report was issued on April 11, 2006 and reflects the findings of a statewide survey aimed at gathering the public's views and opinions on tolling and general transportation issues.
Note: to view the following report Microsoft Powerpoint is required.
Powerpoint Presentation Summarizing the Public Attitude Survey Report (pdf 1.1 mb)
This presentation was given
to the Transportation Commission
on April 18, 2006 at their
monthly meeting. The presentation
summarizes the results
of the public attitude
survey report titled "Attitudes of Washington State Voters Toward Transportation Issues & Tolling".
Tolling Study Presentation - December
13 (pdf 1.8 mb)
Cambridge
Systematics' December
13, 2005 presentation
to the Commission on
the draft interim report
addressing such questions
as What roles can tolling
play in developing and
managing Washington’s future transportation system? What
rules should govern the
use of toll revenue?
What rules should govern
setting toll rates? and
What are the implications
of alternative toll policies
at the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge?
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