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• President Obama's Recycled Transportation Proposals
  Here's how the president could ensure funding for infrastructure
  Robert Poole
  May 14, 2013
• Federal Reauthorization—MAP-21
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Surface Transportation
  Robert Poole
  April 8, 2013
• State PPP Enabling Legislation
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Surface Transportation
  Robert Poole
  April 8, 2013
• Transportation Infrastructure Finance 2012
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Surface Transportation
  Robert Poole
  April 8, 2013
• Private Activity Bonds
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Surface Transportation
  Robert Poole
  April 8, 2013
• Major PPP Highway Projects
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Surface Transportation
  Robert Poole
  April 8, 2013
• Leasing Existing Toll Roads
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Surface Transportation
  Robert Poole
  April 8, 2013
• Managed Lanes and Networks
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Surface Transportation
  Robert Poole
  April 8, 2013
• Pull the Plug on Electric Vehicle Claims
  Installing electric vehicle car-charging stations in Atlanta may sound like a good way to invest in the future, but using tax money to support the preferences of a small number of Georgia’s higher-income drivers is bad public policy.
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  April 2, 2013
• Creating a Managed Lanes Network in Atlanta
  Interview with GDOT Deputy Commissioner Todd Long, incoming SRTA Executive Director Chris Tomlinson and SRTA Director of Operations Steve Corbin
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  March 19, 2013
• The Reasons President Obama's "Fix-It-FIrst" Program Isn't Smart Transportation Policy
  A national policy of fix-it-first would fail to prioritize and misallocate resources very significantly
  Robert Poole
  March 5, 2013
• Merging the Kansas Turnpike Authority Into the State DOT Is a Bad Idea
  Gov. Brownback's proposal is far from fiscally conservative
  Robert Poole
  February 7, 2013
• Gov. Kasich's Ohio Turnpike Mistake and the Future of Highway Funding
  Ohio caved to political pressure, but the rest of the world is adapting to the new infrastructure funding paradigm
  Robert Poole
  January 2, 2013
• Using Innovative Policy Tools to Rebuild Colorado's Infrastructure
  Interview with Michael Cheroutes, Director, and Nick Farber, Enterprise Specialist, of the Colorado Department of Transportation's High Performance Transportation Enterprise
  Harris Kenny
  January 2, 2013
• Virginia Shouldn't Restrict Its Public-Private Transportation Act
  Remarks at the Thomas Jefferson Institute Transportation Roundtable
  Shirley Ybarra
  December 19, 2012
• 21st Century Toll Collection Is Competitive With Fuel Taxes
  Proceeding with alternatives to the gas tax
  Robert Poole
  December 11, 2012
• Delivering Florida's 21st Century Transportation System Through Tolling, Managed Lanes and Public-Private Partnerships
  Interview with Ananth Prasad, Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 21, 2012
• Addressing Ohio's Transportation Funding Challenges Through Streamlining, Public-Private Partnerships
  Interview with Jerry Wray, Director, Ohio Department of Transportation
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 13, 2012
• Economists vs. Realists on Mileage-Based User Fees
  Finding the best way to replace gas taxes with mileage-based user fees
  Robert Poole
  November 10, 2012
• Sustainable Funding for Roads: Building the Case for 21st-Century Tolling
  A transition from fuel-based highway user taxes to mileage-based highway user fees
  Robert Poole
  November 5, 2012
• The Incremental Approach to Privatization
  Incremental advances help build the case for longer-term privatization
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 3, 2012
• Implementing Managed Lanes in Minneapolis-St. Paul
  Brad Larsen, MnPASS Policy Manager at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Discusses Successfully Adopting Managed Lanes
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  September 10, 2012
• Making the Case for Tolling
  How a 'managed arterial' approach could cure Atlanta's congested roads
  Robert Poole
  August 10, 2012
• Congress Kicks the Can Down the Road on Sustainable Highway Funding
  The future debate over mileage-based user fees
  Robert Poole
  August 6, 2012
• Should Georgia Taxpayers Vote In Favor of the Transportation Investment Act?
  Why a mix of taxes and user fees would be a more efficient way to fund transportation needs
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  July 17, 2012
• Four Principles for Expanded U.S. Tolling
  Why future highways should be paid for by mileage-based user fees and other suggestions for highway funding
  Robert Poole
  July 9, 2012
• Looking Back at Indianapolis’ Parking Meter Lease, One Year Later
  Interview with Michael Huber, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, City of Indianapolis, Indiana
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 27, 2012
• Highway Construction As Stimulus? Not So Fast
  Why more stimulus spending won't keep the American economy out of recession
  June 15, 2012
• Adapting the Managed Lanes Idea to Urban Roadways
  How managed arterials can help reduce congested metro areas
  Robert Poole
  June 11, 2012
• States and Cities Going Private With Infrastructure Investment
  Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
  May 24, 2012
• Parking Privatization Blossomed in 2011
  Several city, university parking privatization initiatives advanced in 2011
  Harris Kenny
  May 22, 2012
• Reason Foundation, Bipartisan Policy Center, Building America's Future and Others Urge Congress to Give State and Local Governments More Transportation Flexibility
  Fix the highway bill so state and local governments have flexibility to use pricing, private capital and other needed funding sources
  Shirley Ybarra
  May 16, 2012
• Puerto Rico Building Robust Infrastructure Privatization Program
  Puerto Rico advanced public-private partnerships in schools, highways and aviation in 2011
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 15, 2012
• Christie Administration Expanded Privatization Portfolio in New Jersey in 2011
  Initiatives advanced in toll collection, road maintenance, racing facilities and more
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 15, 2012
• Kasich Administration Advanced Privatization in Ohio in 2011
  Initiatives advanced in economic development, asset realignment and more
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 15, 2012
• Emanuel Administration Embracing Private Sector Competition in Chicago
  New $7 billion infrastructure trust developing alongside initiatives in recycling, water and elsewhere
  Harris Kenny
  May 15, 2012
• U.S. Transportation Public-Private Partnerships at Risk
  Why it's important to debunk false claims against PPPs
  April 30, 2012
• Tunnel Project Needs to Move Ahead
  Improvements are vital to mobility, port commerce and regional economy
  Shirley Ybarra and Leonard Gilroy
  April 13, 2012
• Midtown Tunnel Likely Dies without Tolls
  Private financing is best path forward for tunnel expansion, highway improvements
  Leonard Gilroy and Baruch Feigenbaum
  April 13, 2012
• New Deepening Option Vital for Port of Savannah
  Improving Vital Infrastructure Without Burdening Taxpayers
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  April 6, 2012
• Time to Defend Transportation Public-Private Partnerships
  Why tolling and public-private partnership provisions are a must for the transportation reauthorization bill
  Robert Poole
  April 2, 2012
• Insights on Federal, State and Local Transportation Funding from ‘The Voice of Transportation’
  Associate Director for Finance and Business for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Joung Lee briefs Reason Foundation
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  March 8, 2012
• Fate of Highway Tolling and Pricing Pilot Programs in Reauthorization Proposals
  Why the House's and Senate's federal surface transportation reauthorization bills should include tolling provisions
  Robert Poole
  March 2, 2012
• Government Bureaucracy Is Sinking Port Deepening Projects
  How public-private partnerships can help supply the needed funds to deepen our nation’s ports
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  February 13, 2012
• Reconstructing the Interstates
  Why the best way forward for Interstate reconstruction is to remove the caps on the existing Interstate tolling program while maintaining restrictions on the uses of toll revenues.
  Robert Poole
  February 7, 2012
• Virginia's High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Changed to 'Express Lanes'
  An in-depth look at the highway project
  Shirley Ybarra
  February 1, 2012
• Maryland Announces $456m PPP to Redevelop and Operate I-95 Travel Plazas
  Deal a win-win for taxpayers, business, state
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 27, 2012
• CBO Study Gets It "Almost" Right on Highway Public-Private Partnerships
  Best federal study yet on highway PPPs still gets a few things wrong
  Robert Poole
  January 12, 2012
• Benefits of Revenue-Risk Concessions
  Getting more value out of highway infrastructure through the revenue-risk concession model
  Robert Poole
  January 3, 2012
• Funding Transportation and the Future of the Highway Trust Fund
  Getting away from the user pays principle could cause new transportation funding problems
  Robert Poole
  October 5, 2011
• Building a World-Class Infrastructure PPP Program in Puerto Rico
  Interview with David Alvarez, executive director of the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 8, 2011
• The High Cost of Low Fuel Bills
  New efficiency standards for cars may cost lives
  John Stossel
  August 11, 2011
• The Facts about Transportation Spending
  Separating economic myths from economic truths
  Veronique de Rugy
  June 17, 2011
• America Pays for Villaraigosa’s Transit Legacy
  You can’t say no to federal funds for L.A.’s empty trains, fake transit hubs, and unfixed potholes.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  June 2, 2011
• 10 Myths and Facts on Transportation PPPs
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 31, 2011
• Getting Infrastructure Partnerships Right in Ohio
  Good start, but room for improvement in public-private partnership legislation
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 19, 2011
• Advocates Calling for More Transportation Spending Need to See the Big Budget Picture
  The national debt and deficits at all levels of government mean the landscape for infrastructure funding has changed significantly
  Robert Poole
  May 4, 2011
• Reason.tv: Three Steps to Get Our Highways Moving Again
  Samuel Staley
  April 13, 2011
• Interstate 2.0
  Why fiscal conservatives should support rebuilding America’s federal highway system
  Robert Poole
  March 7, 2011
• Rethinking the Politics of Freeway Congestion Pricing
  Getting the details right is key to the future of congestion pricing
  Robert Poole
  January 5, 2011
• Transportation Policy in a New Fiscal Era
  Don’t mourn Build America Bonds
  Robert Poole
  December 29, 2010
• Transportation Projects Aren't Being Chosen on the Merits
  The future of the federal surface transportation program
  Robert Poole
  November 30, 2010
• Summary of Restoring Trust In the Highway Trust Fund
  Refocusing the federal program and federal fuel tax revenue
  Robert Poole and Adrian Moore
  August 3, 2010
• Rethinking the Highway Trust Fund
  Frequently asked questions about Interstate 2.0 proposal
  Robert Poole and Adrian Moore
  August 3, 2010
• Land Use Key to Understanding Real Solutions to Honolulu Traffic Congestion
  Samuel Staley
  June 3, 2010
• Recognizing the Difference Between Taxes and Fees Is Vital to Our Infrastructure
  Why the transportation sector is wrong on the Senate climate change bill
  Robert Poole
  June 2, 2010
• The Future of Transportation Funding
  Four performance-based principles to improve infrastructure funding
  Robert Poole
  May 7, 2010
• Policy Strategies for U.S. Surface Transportation Funding Reauthorization
  Focus on national priorities and restore the user-fees nature of highway taxes
  Robert Poole
  April 20, 2010
• Going Into Debt to Finance Highways
  Greatly expanded use of tolling, not availability payment financing, should be the norm
  Robert Poole
  March 3, 2010
• Federal Dollars for Federal Roads
  Spending the HighwayTrust Fund only on highways, as intended, would produce 25 percent boost in highway investment
  Robert Poole
  March 2, 2010
• Getting Government Out of the Parking Business
  D.C., Richmond and other cities can benefit from parking privatization, as Chicago has
  Leonard Gilroy
  February 17, 2010
• A National Infrastructure Bank Is a Good Idea, In Theory
  To work, transportation and infrastructure projects need to be funded on merit
  Robert Poole
  February 11, 2010
• Good Roads Sooner: Public-Private Partnerships in New South Wales
  Australians will pay tolls to get a road now rather than face a decade or more stuck in traffic
  Bob Carr
  January 29, 2010
• Chicago's Parking Meter Lease: A Win-Win-Win for Motorists, Taxpayers and the City
  Asset concession brings fiscal, operational, environmental benefits
  Gene Saffold
  January 29, 2010
• Was Parking Meter Privatization a Good Deal for the Windy City? Chicago CFO Gene Saffold Responds
  Reason interview with Chicago Chief Financial Officer Gene Saffold
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 11, 2009
• IT Controversy Shouldn't Spoil Public-Private Partnerships in Virginia
  Focus should be on resolving implementation issues, not politicizing them
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 14, 2009
• Seattle's Toll Lanes Aren't Lexus Lanes
  HOT lanes are reducing congestion and helping all commuters
  Shirley Ybarra
  August 24, 2009
• Converting Carpool Lanes to Toll Lanes Will Reduce Congestion in DC and Virginia
  Tolls will also help generate revenue to pay for much-needed projects that won't be built otherwise
  Robert Poole and Shirley Ybarra
  August 12, 2009
• Setting the Record Straight on Chicago Parking Meter Privatization
  Early implementation challenges subside; L.A., Indianapolis and other cities consider similar proposals
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 7, 2009
• Policymakers Turn to Privatization Amid Prolonged Government Fiscal Crises
  Privatization, public-private partnerships increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 6, 2009
• Airport Privatization Can Fly Despite Midway Collapse
  Deal collapse doesn't spell doom for private-sector infrastructure investment
  Robert Poole and Leonard Gilroy
  August 3, 2009
• Toll Roads and Public-Private Partnerships in Texas
  Past debacles and what the future holds
  Robert Poole
  July 29, 2009
• Transportation and Mobility Take a Backseat in Obama Administration
  The Obertstar highway bill should be shelved and real transportation reforms should be pursued
  Samuel Staley
  July 17, 2009
• Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Reducing Mobility
  Focusing on cutting vehicle miles traveled is the wrong approach
  Robert Poole
  June 9, 2009
• Seattle's Long-Range Plan To Beat Traffic Congestion
  Expanding capacity, toll roads and private capital are keys to mobility
  Samuel Staley
  April 24, 2009
• Adding More Transparency to Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
  Ways to de-politicize the process
  Robert Poole
  March 31, 2009
• Second National Commission Gets It Mostly Right
  Commission offers a series of valuable policy proposals
  Robert Poole
  February 28, 2009
• A National Infrastructure Bank?
  Proposed bank can fill a niche, but current proposal needs to be refocused
  Robert Poole
  February 3, 2009
• Thomas Frank Is Wrong About Toll Roads
  Public-private partnerships focus on most-needed infrastructure, unlike pork that is baked into government spending
  Robert Poole
  January 29, 2009
• Transportation Spending Won't Stimulate Economy
  Infrastructure projects aren't really ready-to-go and using private sector financing could save taxpayers hundreds of billions
  Shirley Ybarra and Anthony Randazzo
  January 27, 2009
• Making Sure Infrastructure Stimulus Isn't Pork Parade
  There were 6,371 earmarks in the last highway bill
  Samuel Staley and Adrian Moore
  January 7, 2009
• Funding System for Roads and Bridges Is Broken
  Gas tax should be replaced by direct user fees
  Adrian Moore
  January 5, 2009
• Time to Consider Tolling the Interstates
  Tolls could play a critical role in reconstructing and modernizing Interstates
  Robert Poole
  January 1, 2009
• Chicago Raises the Bar in Privatization, Again
  Parking meter system franchise nets $1.1 billion; will bring modern meters, improve downtown traffic
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 23, 2008
• HOT Lanes Will Bring Congestion Relief to Northern Virginia
  Toll lanes will mean more opportunities for carpooling and slugs
  Shirley Ybarra
  December 23, 2008
• Stimulus Shouldn't Be an Excuse for Pork
  The nation's mayors have presented a revealing wish list to Washington
  Robert Poole
  December 10, 2008
• All Infrastructure Spending Is Not Created Equally
  Randomly pouring billions of dollars into roads won't fix nation's gridlocked transportation system
  Samuel Staley and Adrian Moore
  December 5, 2008
• Keep the 2009 Reauthorization Focused on Transportation
  Be wary of greenhouse gas reduction proposals
  Robert Poole
  December 1, 2008
• Will User-Pays Transportation Be Jettisoned?
  Ongoing shift to tolling and public-private partnerships represents a welcome return to the user-pays principle
  Robert Poole
  November 1, 2008
• "Perfect Storm" Could Accelerate Privatization Trends
  MuniNet Guide Interview with Reason's Leonard Gilroy
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 24, 2008
• Don't Count the Private Sector Out in Infrastructure
  Infrastructure PPPs remain an attractive investment in the capital "flight to quality"
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 21, 2008
• The Right Way to "Sell" The Roads
  Gov. Paterson's new public-private partnership commission a positive step toward reducing New York's deficit
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 21, 2008
• Temporary Fix for Transportation Trust Fund
  States should look to private sector for help building, maintaining infrastructure
  Shirley Ybarra
  October 1, 2008
• Public Utility Regulation for Toll Roads?
  Concession-based regulation, not PUC-style regulation, would encouraging needed private sector transportation investment
  Robert Poole
  September 30, 2008
• Sustainable Mobility in American Cities
  Road pricing, transit and private sector funding should all play a role
  Shirley Ybarra and Samuel Staley
  September 8, 2008
• CalPERS Funds Could Reduce California's Congestion Crisis
  State's massive infrastructure needs could get big boost
  Shirley Ybarra
  August 27, 2008
• Politicizing Privatization Isn't In Taxpayers' Best Interests
  Indiana has benefited from toll road lease and could gain from Gov. Daniels' lottery plan
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 27, 2008
• Should We Privatize Toll Roads?
  Yes: More funds would give us bigger, better highways
  Robert Poole
  August 3, 2008
• No New Taxes and Building Roads in Virginia
  State should put private capital to work solving our transportation problems
  Shirley Ybarra
  July 23, 2008
• Another One Bites the Dust
  Another toll-road myth—that governments can access cheaper infrastructure financing than the private sector—has been demolished
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 23, 2008
• Tax Increases Are Wrong Fix for Virginia's Congestion Woes
  State needs to turn to innovative solutions, not tax increases
  Shirley Ybarra
  June 4, 2008
• Why There Won't Be a Big Gas Tax Increase
  Best solution is to narrow the federal role, remove obstacles to tolling, public-private partnerships
  Robert Poole
  June 1, 2008
• L.A. Should Seize Opportunity and Federal Funds to Ease Congestion
  Toll road plan a good start to reducing traffic
  Adrian Moore
  May 26, 2008
• Turnpike Lease a Better Deal for Taxpayers, Drivers
  $12.8 billion Turnpike bid should be the final nail in Act 44's coffin
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 20, 2008
• Stretching the Highway Dollar
  Virginia can get more mileage out of transportation spending by prioritizing congestion relief, using performance-based planning, and outsourcing maintenance
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 5, 2008
• Pension Funds and Infrastructure Investment
  Only privately financed and operated infrastructure makes sense for pension fund investment
  May 1, 2008
• Infrastructure Investment, Congestion and Rail
  Interview with BNSF Railroads' Matthew Rose
  Amanda K. Hydro
  May 1, 2008
• The Pennsylvania Turnpike Numbers War
  Flawed Democratic Caucus report commits serious analytical errors in its public/private comparison
  Robert Poole
  April 1, 2008
• Feds Don't Need Bigger Role in Public-Private Partnerships
  States can best determine what works for their own road projects
  Shirley Ybarra
  April 1, 2008
• Private Sector Has the Key to Traffic Woes in Arizona
  Legislature needs to authorize public-private partnerships to reduce gridlock, improve economic competitiveness
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 30, 2008
• Greenway Toll Bill Could Make it Harder to Fund, Build Roads
  The unilateral rewriting of the Dulles Greenway legislation sends a bad signal to potential investors in Virginia roads
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 24, 2008
• Preventing Overseas Firms From Leasing Roads Is Costly
  Banning foreign firms from a Turnpike lease would hurt the Commonwealth's economy
  Leonard Gilroy and Matthew Brouillette
  February 27, 2008
• New Toll Road Opens in San Diego
  Interview with Greg Hulsizer, CEO of the South Bay Expressway Toll Road
  Adam Summers
  February 26, 2008
• Battle Continues Over Highway Paradigm Shift
  Debate over federal role in highways offers challenges-and opportunities-for proponents of the toll concession paradigm
  Robert Poole
  February 1, 2008
• Public-Private Partnerships in Texas Transportation
  Reason Interview with Texas State Representative Mike Krusee
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 28, 2008
• Convert Los Angeles' Carpool Lanes to Toll Lanes
  Toll lanes a HOT idea whose time has come
  Robert Poole
  January 25, 2008
• Toll Roads or No Roads in Texas
  Moratorium on public-private partnerships would threaten mobility, economy, quality of life
  Samuel Staley
  January 24, 2008
• Greenway Toll Opponents Threaten Mobility
  Legislative witch hunt would scare off private investors in Virginia road projects
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 1, 2008
• Assessing the National Commission's Report
  Report raises some important points, but misses the boat on large-scale programmatic changes
  Robert Poole
  January 1, 2008
• Reflections of a Texas Transportation Trailblazer
  Reason interview with Ric Williamson, Chairman, Texas Transportation Commission
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 31, 2007
• Let the Greenway Bloom
  Investors are watching to see how fairly Virginia regulators treat private risk capital
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 10, 2007
• PPPs: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
  Despite some signs of backlash, toll road PPPs had many great steps forward in 2007
  Robert Poole
  December 1, 2007
• A Congested Economy
  How tolls and congestion pricing can reduce air travel and road delays
  Samuel Staley
  November 25, 2007
• New Life for Pennsylvania Turnpike Lease Plan
  Act 44 alone won't raise enough money for transportation
  Leonard Gilroy and Matthew Brouillette
  November 12, 2007
• Toll Roads Merit Closer Look
  State can diversify away from taxes and politically-managed transportation networks
  Robert Poole
  November 7, 2007
• Life in the Slow Lane
  Obsolete toll booths cause delays, accidents and pollution
  Robert Poole
  November 5, 2007
• PPPs Gaining Broad Support in Transportation Community
  Growing acknowledgement that private capital and increased use of tolling are needed to help close the funding gap
  Robert Poole
  November 1, 2007
• Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
  Congressman Wolf's anti-Greenway rhetoric threatens to drive away private investment in Virginia highways
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 29, 2007
• Going Protectionist Over a Fantasy Highway
  Xenophobes see a threat to U.S. sovereignty in a Texas freeway project that would ease trade with Mexico
  Shikha Dalmia and Leonard Gilroy
  September 20, 2007
• Loosening the Beltway
  Tolls, private-sector innovations will ease I-495 gridlock and benefit taxpayers
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 17, 2007
• Where Now on U.S. Toll Road Concessions?
  Setbacks obscure several positive developments for tolling and long-term concessions
  Robert Poole
  September 1, 2007
• Officials Should Embrace Private Infrastructure Investment
  Bridge tragedy underscores need to tap private sector capital, expertise
  Leonard Gilroy and Geoffrey Segal
  August 9, 2007
• Minnesota Bridge Collapse Puts Focus on Infrastructure Crisis
  Public-private partnerships can help rebuild America's roads, bridges
  Robert Poole
  August 8, 2007
• Decaying Roads and Bridges
  Orange County toll roads, public-private partnerships show how to repair and build infrastructure
  Robert Poole
  August 8, 2007
• HOT Lanes Good Idea for Houston
  HOT lanes beat HOV for sustainable congestion relief
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 1, 2007
• Borrowing Won't Fix Pennsylvania's Road Problems
  State left billions on the table by ignoring possible turnpike lease deals
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 25, 2007
• The Indiana Toll Road: One Year Later
  Examining predictions about the toll roads lease deal
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 25, 2007
• A Swedish Take on Congestion Pricing
  New York should look to Stockholm, not London for congestion pricing model
  Robert Poole
  July 22, 2007
• RTC Should Protect Metroplex Drivers in Highway 121 Negotiations
  NTTA should be held to the same standards as Cintra/JPMorgan
  Leonard Gilroy
  July 3, 2007
• Congestion Pricing for Los Angeles
  An Open Letter to L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
  Robert Poole
  July 1, 2007
• It's Time to Replace HOV Lanes
  Employer-certified HOT-3 lanes offer a solution to the problems plaguing many HOV lanes
  Robert Poole
  July 1, 2007
• Foreign Bidders on Highway 121 Project Would "Buy American"
  Texans should welcome new jobs and other benefits of "reverse outsourcing"
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 26, 2007
• TTC Should Be Skeptical of NTTA's Highway 121 Proposal
  Mobility in the Metroplex should trump deference to short-sighted local officials
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 26, 2007
• Katy Freeway Project Shows Tolling and Transit Together Can Benefit Houston Commuters
  Commissioners Court should look to Katy project as model for Westpark
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 22, 2007
• Harris County Toll Increases are Good for Mobility
  Variable pricing is a proven congestion-reduction tool
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 20, 2007
• Unconstitutional Power Grab
  Reps. Oberstar and DeFazio ignore Tenth Amendment in push to stop states from using transportation PPPs
  Geoffrey Segal
  June 19, 2007
• RTC Should Put Mobility Ahead of Politics for Highway 121 Decision
  NTTA's proposal riskier than private sector plan
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 15, 2007
• Risky NTTA Highway 121 Proposal a Bad Deal for Metroplex
  Region's mobility jeopardized to serve agency's political aims
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 15, 2007
• The Case for the Toll Road
  Foothill South toll road a vital missing link in Southern California
  Robert Poole
  June 9, 2007
• 21st-Century Tolling: Unexpected Result of PPP Controversies
  Private sector innovations stand to transform highway finance
  Robert Poole
  June 1, 2007
• Congressional Leaders Flunk Transportation Policy 101
  Threatening states, working to "undo" public-private partnerships is counterproductive
  Samuel Staley
  May 22, 2007
• Federal Interference in State Highway Public-Private Partnerships Is Unwarranted
  A Response to Oberstar and DeFazio
  Robert Poole and Peter Samuel
  May 22, 2007
• Texas's Proposed Toll Road Ban and Gas Tax Holiday Won't Help Commutes
  Legislature's "do as I say, not as I do" approach to transportation planning is troubling
  Robert Poole
  May 14, 2007
• NTTA's Proposal for SH-121, Is It Better Than Cintra's?
  Many questions need answers before taxpayers believe agency's numbers
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 11, 2007
• A Tale of Two Texas Toll Roads
  What's really at stake in the battle over SH-121
  Robert Poole
  May 11, 2007
• Will PPPs Fragment Our National Highway Network?
  Congressional threats to thwart long-term PPP toll concessions are unjustified, counterproductive
  Robert Poole
  May 1, 2007
• How to Fix Traffic
  Some specialists suggest quick and inexpensive ways to reduce traffic in Los Angeles
  Ted Balaker
  April 15, 2007
• Toll Agencies vs Concessionnaires: An Unfortunate Battle
  Critiquing Dennis Enright's critique of concessions
  Robert Poole
  April 1, 2007
• HOT to Trot
  HOT lanes would provide time-sensitive Virginians an alternative to congestion
  Geoffrey Segal
  March 21, 2007
• Debunking Claims About Texas Toll Roads
  Republicans dish false information about public-private partnerships in Texas
  Peter Samuel
  March 16, 2007
• The (Limited) Case for Shadow Tolling
  Approach could advance projects difficult to finance through tolls
  Robert Poole
  March 1, 2007
• Show on the Road
  Seismic shift in the way our roads are financed
  Robert Poole
  February 27, 2007
• Fast Tracking to HOT Lanes
  Special tolls would open HOV roadways to specific vehicles, reduce congestion
  Robert Poole and Leonard Gilroy
  February 8, 2007
• His Way or No Highway
  Sen. John Chichester has shut down Virginia's best chance to address the transportation crisis
  Geoffrey Segal
  February 5, 2007
• In Defense of Leasing Toll Roads
  Responding to concession critics
  Robert Poole
  February 1, 2007
• How to Untangle Gridlock
  Tunnels, double-decked roads, tollways and private financing are part of the cure for a disease everyone knows will get worse
  Ted Balaker and Samuel Staley
  January 19, 2007
• Pennsylvania Must Join Private Sector, Boost Infrastructure
  Public-private partnerships can facilitate shift towards 21st century transportation network
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 17, 2007
• Turn the Turnpike Into a Solution
  Public-private partnerships are a trend elsewhere and could help Pennsylvania pay for its paving
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 14, 2007
• It's Too Early to Derail Daniels' Tollway plan
  Indiana's transportation efforts are leading a national trend
  Geoffrey Segal and Samuel Staley
  December 2, 2006
• Making the Right Highway Investments for Goods Movement
  The present highway system is simply unable to give truckers and shippers what they want and need
  Robert Poole
  December 1, 2006
• Adding Road Capacity and Toll Roads Can Beat Congestion
  Atlanta can overcome traffic woes by changing long-range plan
  Robert Poole
  November 16, 2006
• Why Bush Is Right to Resist Raising the Gas Tax
  Economists overwhelmingly support pricing and tolls
  Ted Balaker
  November 15, 2006
• Prop 1B Might Make Things Worse
  Southern California needs toll roads and transportation reform
  Ted Balaker
  November 3, 2006
• What Now for Tolling and PPPs?
  Movement towards privatization is a bipartisan effort
  Robert Poole
  November 1, 2006
• California's Transportation Bond Won't Build Roads
  Prop. 1B phony fix for L.A. road needs
  Ted Balaker
  October 24, 2006
• The Croesus Trap
  Privatization and tolls - not more money - are the key to fixing Virginia's broken transportation system
  Geoffrey Segal
  August 7, 2006
• Bottom-Line on Indiana Toll Road Deal
  Commuters, taxpayers and state government reaping benefits
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 10, 2006
• Failure is OK - When It's Cheap
  Public-private partnerships - not new taxes - will help Virginia develop a world-class transportation network
  Geoffrey Segal
  June 26, 2006
• On the Road to Nowhere
  California's highway plan excluded private sector
  Robert Poole
  June 25, 2006
• A Threat to the Future of Private Toll Roads
  Proposal to fund rail, mass transit with toll revenues is ill-conceived
  Robert Poole
  June 1, 2006
• Learning from Pocahontas
  Virginia Gov. Kaine granted a concession agreement for the Pocahontas Parkway; why not the Dulles Toll Road too?
  Geoffrey Segal
  May 15, 2006
• Responding to Critics of Long-Term Toll Road Leasing
  Critics' arguments counter to political, economic realities
  Robert Poole
  May 1, 2006
• The Congestion Paradigm Begins to Crack
  Building our way out of congestion through pricing and toll finance
  Robert Poole
  April 1, 2006
• Sell the New Jersey Turnpike—But Do It Right
  NY, NJ traffic woes could get fix from private sector
  Robert Poole
  March 28, 2006
• Selling the Ohio Turnpike
  Paving the way to prosperity, or a slush fund?
  Geoffrey Segal
  March 3, 2006
• Private Consortium to Help Ease Atlanta's Traffic Woes
  Georgia's public-private initiative moves closer
  Benita M. Dodd and Robert Poole
  March 1, 2006
• Indiana Needs Major Moves
  Status quo won't move us forward or reduce congestion
  Geoffrey Segal
  February 19, 2006
• Funding Our Crumbling Roads
  U.S. is coming around to the logic of private-sector investment
  Samuel Staley
  February 6, 2006
• Time to Ditch Carpool Lanes for Toll Lanes
  Pregnant drivers, fam-pools aren't what HOV lanes were designed for
  Ted Balaker
  February 6, 2006
• For Whom the Road Tolls
  Communities with traffic problems turning to a pay-as-you-go system for highways
  Robert Poole
  February 1, 2006
• The Emerging Threat to Toll Revenues
  Tolls shouldn't become the new cash cow for surface transportation
  Robert Poole
  February 1, 2006
• Putting a Price on Mobility
  Congestion tolls on Virginia highways would reduce the rush hour crunch
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 3, 2006
• Atlanta's Public-Private Plan Spells Traffic Relief
  Toll lanes are promising start
  Robert Poole
  December 27, 2005
• An Interstate Highway System for the 21st Century
  Tolling, public-private partnerships in the equation
  Robert Poole
  December 1, 2005
• The Concession Model for Funding Roads, Continued
  Finding the best ways to own, operate and magage highways
  Robert Poole
  November 1, 2005
• Got the HOTs?
  HOT lanes have been a big hit with drivers
  Robert Poole
  October 20, 2005
• Equity Investors: A New Dawn for Toll Roads in America
  Companies make large investments, take on huge risks to operate toll facilities
  Robert Poole
  July 30, 2005
• Is it Time to Scrap Toll Booths and Toll Plazas?
  Technology makes it possible to go fully cashless
  Robert Poole
  June 21, 2005
• HOT Lane Conundrums
  HOT Lane feasibility studies yielding confusing results
  Robert Poole
  May 23, 2005
• Leasing 73 Toll Road Could Be Smart Move
  Officials should abandon status quo likely to lead to road's bankruptcy
  Robert Poole
  April 18, 2005
• Ending CA Gridlock Requires Compromise
  Pols should quit raiding road funds; allow toll lanes
  George Passantino
  April 1, 2005
• Let the Private Sector Pave the Way
  Private money building roads in other states
  William E. Simon
  February 22, 2005
• Rescuing California From Gridlock
  How the state can add capacity
  Robert Poole
  February 15, 2005
• Sell New York's Bridges and Tunnels
  The path of lease resistance
  Robert Poole and Peter Samuel
  February 14, 2005
• More Managed Lanes for San Diego
  Seamless network of fast-moving lanes possible
  Robert Poole
  January 25, 2005
• The Road Most Traveled
  California should let investors roll out toll lanes
  Robert Poole
  January 25, 2005
• Time for a National Focus on Freeway Congestion
  Convert HOV lanes to HOT lanes
  Robert Poole
  January 15, 2005
• Time for a National Focus on Freeway Congestion
  Convert HOV lanes to HOT lanes
  January 15, 2005
• Overcoming the "Tolls Equal Taxes" Problem
  Massive highway funding problem can be solved
  Robert Poole
  October 13, 2004
• What to do About Traffic
  Tolls, telecommuting part of solution
  Ted Balaker
  September 15, 2004
• Pro-Market Compromise on Highway Reauthorization
  Tolling expansion needed
  Robert Poole
  July 13, 2004
• How Will 21st Century Roads be Financed?
  Battle over toll roads stalls transportation bill
  Robert Poole
  June 27, 2004
• If You Hate Congestion, Then You Gotta Love HOT Lanes
  Love affair with carpool lanes is over
  Robert Poole
  June 16, 2004
• What the Traffic Will Bear
  Want the fast lane? Pay for it
  Robert Poole
  May 10, 2004
• Hybrids in Carpool Lanes: A Nonstarter
  Several drawbacks to plan
  Robert Poole
  April 14, 2004
• Texas Sets the Pace in Highway Finance
  State shows how to finance, build, operate new highways
  Robert Poole
  March 15, 2004
• Better Than HOT Lanes?
  HOT lanes better than ramp metering
  Robert Poole
  March 15, 2004
• HOT Lanes Advance in Seven States
  Toll lanes make major gains
  Robert Poole
  March 12, 2004
• Public-Private Ventures Answer to Gridlock
  Budget mess stops current projects
  Ted Balaker
  November 14, 2003
• A Win-Win for Our Freeways
  Transform carpool lanes to variable-priced toll lanes
  Robert Poole
  August 29, 2003
• Toll Lane Fix for 101 Freeway
  Elevated lanes the answer
  Robert Poole
  May 27, 2003
• Time to Rethink Carpool Lanes
  Census shows declining numbers
  Robert Poole
  August 21, 2002
• Win-Win Approach for 91 Freeway
  Robert Poole
  December 21, 2001

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