Transportation
Monday, February 12, 2007Accountability and the Case for Toll RoadsFiled As: TransportationThe other day I was traveling through the Denver airport when I saw a sign that illustrates one benefit of toll roads. The poster, hanging somewhere in Concourse B, featured a photo of, I presume, a father playing with his small child. The exact wording on the poster escapes my memory, but the ... more »»
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007What Should be Transportation Policy's Priority?Filed As: TransportationBus systems, rail transit, or roads? Last week the Los Angeles Times hosted a debate on transportation between Bart Reed, executive director of The Transit Coalition, and Ted Balaker, policy analyst at the Reason Foundation. On more »»
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007State Budgets Inspired by MythsFiled As: Budget and Tax, Education (k-12), Health Care, TransportationBudgets are reflections of priorities, and in the world of public finance, a collective statement of how we think the world works. According to the Yankee Institute for Public Policy, the budget proposal of Governor M. Jodi Rell is based on a number of myths. Here's a summary from the ... more »»
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Thursday, March 1, 2007A Novel Transportation Plan: Pay People to Stay HomeFiled As: TransportationWhen I read the headline "Cities afraid of death by congestion" in today's USA Today, I feared another anti-auto article. The article does contain a quote from a representative of the Surface ... more »»
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Monday, January 22, 2007Ring Tones & Southwest Airlines: An Economic Lesson for Young PeopleFiled As: Communication technologies, General, TransportationMy daughter’s best friend recently announced she was moving to San Diego this summer. Upset, my eleven-teen year-old cried that visits would be infrequent because plane tickets “cost thousands of dollars.” Once we were over the emotional hump,... more »»
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007Need Cash? Try Leasing TollroadsFiled As: Privatization, TransportationPennsylvania needs $1.7 billion more than it has for roads, bridges, and transit. So it needs to raise taxes, right? Not so fast, says the Commonwealth Foundation, of Harrisburg. Writing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, more »»
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Friday, January 12, 2007Toll Roads Show Promise for IndianaFiled As: Privatization, TransportationAfter this current legislative session, Indiana residents may find themselves paying for new roads--but only if they actually use them, by taking the toll road. In "The Strange Politics of the Indiana Legislature, Andrea Neal gives a preview of the issues likely to face the Indiana ... more »»
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