Priced managed lane projects that use pricing as a demand management tool are facing increased political and policy resistance to their implementation. There may be a general anti-road pricing sentiment in certain localities or concerns that advancing road pricing prioritizes automobile travel over other transit options. TRB hosted a webinar on Monday, April 17, 2023 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Eastern that questioned why we implement priced managed lanes and changing goals for implementation. Presenters shared the value propositions of priced managed lanes, equity programs that help implementation, and specific strategies for communicating environmental and travel demand benefits.

This webinar was sponsored by TRB’s Standing Technical Committee on Managed Lanes.

The slides and recording are available.

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. Overcoming political and policy changes with managed lanes – Chuck Fuhs, Chuck Fuhs LLC

2. California’s desire to reduce vehicle miles traveled and how it may impact priced managed lane implementation – Tim Haile, Contra Costa Transportation Authority

3. Advance priced managed lanes projects in an anti-toll environment – Dan Lamers, North Texas Council of Governments

4. Question and answer session moderated by Matt Click, Placer County Transportation Planning Agency

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Watch Chuck Fuhs’ 2023 Deen Lecture on the topic.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify various value propositions of priced managed lanes

2. Insert equity programs to help implementation

3. Share specific strategies and tactics for communicating the environmental and travel demand benefits of priced managed lanes

Professional Development Hours

This webinar was delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.

Continuing Legal Education Credits

TRB offered 1.25 CLE credits for this webinar. TRB did not seek approval for this webinar from the state board. Registered webinar attendees who signed in and viewed the entire webinar received a link to a certificate that they can fill out and provide to the appropriate MCLE Board(s) or Commission(s) within 30 days of activity.