Policy Studies

How To Compare Costs Between In-House and Contracted Services

How-to-Guide by Lawrence Martin March 1, 1993

Designing an Effective Bidding and Monitoring System to Minimize Problems in Competitive Contracting

How-to-Guide by John Rehfuss February 1, 1993

Designing a Comprehensive Privatization Program for Cities

How-to-Guide by John Stainback February 1, 1993

Fire Protection Privatization: A Cost Effective Approach to Public Safety

Questions and Answers About the Private Sector Fire Service

Policy Study by John R. Guardiano October 1, 1992

A Dynamic Perspective on Government Broadband Initiatives

Policy Study by Jerry Ellig December 1, 2006

15th Annual Highway Report

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen and Ravi K. Karanam October 1, 2006

16th Annual Highway Report

Policy Study 360

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen and Ravi K. Karanam June 1, 2007

17th Annual Highway Report

Policy Study 369

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen and Ravi K. Karanam July 1, 2008

18th Annual Highway Report

The Performance of State Highway Systems (1984-2007)

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen, Ravi K. Karanam and M. Gregory Fields December 17, 2009

19th Annual Highway Report

The Performance of State Highway Systems (1984-2008)

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen, Adrian Moore, Ravi K. Karanam and M. Gregory Fields September 2, 2010

Examining 20 Years of U.S. Highway and Bridge Performance Trends

Twenty years of data shows highways and bridges making progress, not crumbling

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen and M. Gregory Fields February 21, 2013

20th Annual Highway Report

State-by-state highway performance and cost-effectiveness rankings

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen, M. Gregory Fields and Adrian Moore July 2, 2013

21st Annual Highway Report States

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen September 18, 2014

21st Annual Highway Report

State highways show small progress in deficient bridges and pavement condition, but states struggle to make significant road improvements

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen, M. Gregory Fields and Baruch Feigenbaum September 18, 2014

22nd Annual Highway Report

Annual Highway Report finds 40 states now have traffic delays that cost drivers at least 20 hours per year; states made progress on deficient bridges; state highway spending decreased slightly; and pavement conditions worsened marginally.

Annual Highway Report by David T. Hartgen, Baruch Feigenbaum and M. Gregory Fields September 22, 2016

Employer Views on Traffic Congestion

Businesses are concerned about both rush hour and off-peak congestion

Policy Brief by David T. Hartgen and M. Gregory Fields February 20, 2014

Building Roads to Reduce Traffic Congestion in America’s Cities

How Much and at What Cost?

Policy Study by David T. Hartgen and M. Gregory Fields August 1, 2006

Gridlock and Growth: The Effect of Traffic Congestion on Regional Economic Performance

How reducing traffic congestion can add billions of dollars in economic growth to local economies
Policy Study 371

Policy Study by David T. Hartgen and M. Gregory Fields August 27, 2009