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Lobbying, Cronyism and Section 1705 Loan Guarantees
Why the Department of Energy should stop guaranteeing loans for green energy projects
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Analysis of the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA)
PEPRA failed to substantially reform California's pension systems.
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Contracting Mass Transit Services: A How-to-Guide
This how-to guide shows how to successfully contract for mass transit services.
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Evaluating and Improving the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants
Narrowing the focus to nationally important transportation projects with proven economic benefits
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The Senate’s Transportation Bill Attacks Public-Private Partnerships
How and why the surface transportation reauthorization bill would deprive states of a much-needed tool for expanding investment in highways and transit
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25th Annual Highway Report
The 25th Annual Highway Report measures the condition and cost-effectiveness of state-controlled highways in 13 categories, including pavement condition, traffic congestion, fatalities, and spending per mile.
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24th Annual Highway Report
North Dakota, Virginia and Missouri have the best performing, most cost-efficient state highway systems, while New Jersey, Rhode Island and Hawaii have the worst.
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Contracting Mass Transit Services
Transit contracting should always follow three principles: guaranteeing public control, promoting competition, and ensuring transparency.
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Vanpools: The forgotten mode of mass transit
Vanpools are a high-quality, low-cost mass transit option.
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How Washington state can transition from the gas tax to road usage charges
This brief suggests a policy framework for developing a road usage charge program in Washington and an implementation order that builds on systems already in place on the state’s major highways.
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Converting high occupancy vehicle lanes to high occupancy toll lanes or express toll lanes
This brief examines why and how high-occupancy vehicle lanes are converted, how much the conversions cost, and how high-occupancy toll and express toll lanes have performed.
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The current status of Texas Central’s proposed high-speed rail line linking Dallas and Houston
The high-speed rail vision Texas Central outlined in 2013 of easy land acquisition, quick construction, minimal opposition, and low costs is vastly different from the grim reality that caused the company to abandon its project in 2022.
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High-Speed Rail in Europe and Asia: Lessons for the United States
The evidence suggests that high-speed railâ??s limited success in Europe and Asia is not transferrable to the U.S.
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Practical Strategies for Increasing Mobility in Atlanta
A plan to give Atlanta the comprehensive highway and transit networks it needs
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Tolling rural Interstate corridors
Using tolling to refinance the reconstruction of rural highways is the most realistic option to rebuild and expand these important roadways.
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Five actions transit agencies should take immediately
U.S. transit agencies need to make a series of changes that will reform their boards, contract out service, and better serve riders.
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Five actions transit agencies should take in the next two years
With transit ridership down, most large transit agencies will likely face a severe financial cliff in late 2024 when federal stimulus funds have been depleted.