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Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #51
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November 3, 2009, 8:53amIs Warren Buffet's investment in Burlington Northern railway Ayn Rand style entrepreneurial leadershop or the pursuit of paper profits?
More Travel = Higher Income = Lower Energy Use
October 31, 2009, 9:00amA new report from the Cascade Policy Institute finds an strong, causal empirical relationship between higher levels of travel and mobility, economic growth, and reduced energy use through innovation.
Airport Policy and Security Newsletter #50
Unionized airport security screeners, registered traveler and air travel delays
October 31, 2009More Bad News for Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Part 2
October 29, 2009, 1:31pmPA Turnpike Commission does a flip-flop on reports of an FBI investigation.
More Bad News for Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
October 28, 2009, 3:52pmCorruption at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is a well-known and unfortunate reality, and the scandals continue to mount.
Florida High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Win 2009 Award
October 26, 2009, 10:43amNo Toll Czar: States, Not Feds, Should Protect the Public Interest in Public-Private Partnership Deals
October 26, 2009, 6:45amChairman Oberstar’s bill, with its creation of an Office of Public Benefit, would greatly expand the federal government’s role, not only in public-private partnerships (PPPs) but also in tolling, by creating what amounts to a tolling-and-PPP czar at US DOT.
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- Annual Study Ranks States on Highway Performance, Overall Cost-Effectiveness
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