STV Selected to Lead California Road Pricing Initiative
Statewide Effort Will Help Agencies Understand When and How Road Pricing Can Reduce Congestion and Improve Reliability SACRAMENTO, CA – STV today announced it has been selected by the California Association of Councils of Governments (CALCOG) to lead a new statewide initiative evaluating how road pricing strategies can reduce congestion and improve travel reliability. The project is funded by a grant awarded to Caltrans, in partnership with CALCOG, through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Regional Infrastructure Accelerator program. As California faces rising congestion alongside new mobility and sustainability targets, the effort will establish the California Transportation Choices Partnership, a statewide coalition focused on communicating the costs and benefits of road pricing and accelerating the planning, development and delivery of projects that improve travel conditions. The initiative will examine how tools such as tolled and exp...