Club Meeting: Tolling and Congestion Pricing

Zoie Wesenberg, Oregon Deputy Director for ODOT Urban Mobility Office, and Heather Wills, National Tolling and Managed Lanes Director at WSP, will discuss how toll collection and congestion pricing works, why congestion pricing is an option, and what is currently happening with congestion pricing with regards to the delay until 2026.

The Rotary Club of Wilsonville meets weekly Thursdays at noon to carry out its purpose of providing service and fellowship to members and the Wilsonville community. Guests are welcome. Lunch is available off the menu; please arrive and order by 11:45 a.m. if you are ordering lunch. For more information, email president@wilsonvillerotary.com.

Official bios:

Zoie Wesenberg joined ODOT’s Urban Mobility Office as Deputy Policy Director in June of 2023 and serves as the Project Manager for the Regional Mobility Pricing Project. She has five years of experience on strategic delivery and planning for mega-projects and congestion pricing as a Lead Consultant at WSP. She has also worked in the political field, having served as a Transportation Policy Advisor to Congressman Blumenauer and Legislative Assistant for the Oregon State Senate.

Zoie Wesenberg earned a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies and geography from the University of Oregon Clark Honors College and a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Portland State University.

Heather Wills has an extensive background with federal agencies managing complicated projects and programs. She served as project manager for a $2.3 million environmental impact statement on the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project for Metro and TriMet. While with the Federal Highway Administration, Western Federal Lands Highway Division, she led a team of environmental specialists collaborating with federal and local project partners to determine the most efficient method for delivering an annual $150 million program of projects.

Heather Wills earned a bachelor of science degree in environmental science, a master’s degree in urban and regional planning, and a project management professional graduate certificate from Portland State University. She is a member of the National Association of Environmental Professionals and the Women’s Transportation Seminar.

Heather was recently honored by the Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon with the Women of Vision Award.