Policy Studies

Frequently Asked Questions on Toll-Financed Interstate Reconstruction

FAQ by Robert Poole May 19, 2014

Toll Concession PPPs: Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ by Robert Poole December 8, 2014

Toll Concession Public Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions

Summary of popular questions designed to educate and to address misconceptions

FAQ by Robert Poole October 5, 2016

Air Traffic Control FAQs

21 Answers to Air Traffic Control Questions

FAQ by Robert Poole June 8, 2017

Frequently Asked Questions: Why Should States Consider Leasing Their Toll Roads?

Why lease an asset? Won't toll rates go up? Isn't this a terrible time to consider leasing infrastructure?

FAQ by Robert Poole August 25, 2020

Frequently asked questions about long-term airport leases

Why would taxpayers and passengers support the long-term lease of an airport?

FAQ by Robert Poole August 26, 2021

How to Enable Private Toll Road Development

How-to-Guide by Robert Poole May 1, 1993

Guidelines for Airport Privatization

How-to-Guide by Robert Poole October 1, 1994

Privatizing Emergency Medical Service

How Cities Can Cut Costs and Save Lives

How-to-Guide by Robert Poole November 1, 1995

Airport Privatization Pilot Program

Policy Brief by Robert Poole September 1, 1996

Commercializing Highways

A "Road-Utility" Paradigm for the 21st Century

Policy Brief by Robert Poole August 1, 2002

The Orange County Toll Roads

Largely Successful

Policy Brief by Robert Poole March 1, 2005

Orange County’s 91 Express Lanes

A Transportation and Financial Success, Despite Political Problems

Policy Brief by Robert Poole March 1, 2005

Tolling and Public-Private Partnerships in Texas: Separating Myth from Fact

Policy Brief by Robert Poole May 1, 2007

Pennsylvania Turnpike Alternatives: A Review and Critique of the Democratic Caucus Study

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Policy Brief by Robert Poole and Peter Samuel April 1, 2008

Transportation Mega-Projects and Risk

What we can learn from Boston's Big Dig to improve future major infrastructure projects

Policy Brief by Robert Poole and Peter Samuel February 9, 2011

Privatization of Airports, Air Traffic Control and Airport Security

Aviation Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010

Policy Brief by Robert Poole and Leonard Gilroy February 10, 2011

The Year 2010 in Toll Roads, HOT Lanes, Infrastructure Finance

Surface Transportation Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010

Policy Brief by Robert Poole and Leonard Gilroy February 11, 2011