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RUC MEA 2024

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    • Session details TBCsfdg
    • Strategies for public communication and stakeholder engagement in RUC projects
    • Managing public perception and addressing concerns about RUC
    • Role of media and PR campaigns in promoting RUC initiatives 
    • Application of new tolls in Sweden from May 2024
    • Focus on emission-based road tolls 
    • An understanding of the Road Infrastructure Charges Act and Heavy Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Class Act
    • Addressing equity concerns in the implementation of RUC systems 
    • Strategies to ensure fair access and avoid disproportionate impacts on vulnerable groups 
    • Analysis of equity-focused RUC programs and their effectiveness 
    • Implementation of EETS in Slovenia   
    • Project updates and progress
    • Lessons learned
  1. Afternoon Networking Break
    • Overview of various payment methods used in road user charging
    • Integration of mobile and digital payment solutions 
    • User experience and convenience in RUC payment systems
    • Approaches to setting fair and effective tolling and RUC rates
    • Economic analysis and impact assessments for rate setting
    • Comparative analysis of rate setting practices across different regions
    • Challenges and solutions in achieving interoperability between different tolling systems 
    • Technical standards and protocols for interoperability
    • Case studies of successful interoperability implementations 
  2. Lunch & Networking Break
    • The environmental impact of ULEZ
    • Public perspective on ULEZ's expansion
    • How and where the revenue raised through the charge invested
    • Where and with whom should a RUC program reside?
    • Who should collect the charges?
    • Examples of different working models and the pros and cons of eac
    • Overview of RUC initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region
    • Success stories and challenges faced by countries like Australia, New Zealand, and Japan
    • Future directions for RUC in the Asia-Pacific
  3. Morning Networking Break
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    • Changes in Hungarian road transport costs 
    • Government perspective on Hungary's toll hike 
    • Benefits and challenges
    • Assessment of pricing policies
    • How congestion pricing impacts modern cities
    • Case study - Area C in Milan
    • Overview of current legislative frameworks governing road user charging 
    • Policy development processes and stakeholder involvement
    • Analysis of recent legislative changes and their implications
    • Session details TBCwvnhk
    • Proposed new tolls timings prediction for 2031
    • Plans in place for the tolls 
    • Implementation of the EU's Eurovignette Directive in France
    • Presentation of recent RUC pilot programs and their outcomes 
    • Analysis of current research trends and findings in road user charging 
    • Lessons learned from global RUC implementations and ongoing studies 
    • Exploration of future trends and innovation in road user charging
    • Impact of emerging technologies such as autonomous vehicles on RUC
    • Discussion on the role of AI and machine learning in optimising RUC systems 
  5. Afternoon Networking Break
    • Strategies for financing large-scale RUC projects
    • Best practices in procurement for tolling and RUC infrastructure
    • Insights into public-private partnerships and their role in RUC financing
    • Overview of the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
    • Transition from traditional fuel taxes to road-usage charging
    • How the national pilot will work and interact with state-led programmes
  6. Lunch & Networking
  7. quarterhill

    • Methods for ensuring compliance with RUC policies
    • technologies and systems used for enforcement in tolling 
    • Case studies on effective enforcement practices and their outcomes 
    • Electronic toll collection on Portuguese motorways
    • Traditional toll systems vs electronic toll systems 
    • Portugal's toll road networks - benefits and challenges 
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    • Serbia and Montenegro's joint e-toll system 
    • Structural impact on RUC in Montenegro 
    • Sozin tunnel case study
    • Impact of the Eurovignette in Estonia
    • Overview of road pricing in urban areas
    • How effective has RUC been on HGVs

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    • Examination of cutting-edge tolling technologies and their implementation in recent projects 
    • Case studies on successful tolling systems across various regions
    • Discussions on the integration of new technologies with existing infrastructure