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TSA Nominee Erroll Southers's Stand on Collective Bargaining Needs Clarity November 16, 2009
The Oberstar Transportation Plan: A Costly Exercise in Lifestyle Modification November 16, 2009
A Free Market Perspective on Electric Vehicles November 13, 2009
Proposed Global Warming Bills and Regulations Will Do More Harm Than Good October 30, 2009
The Limits of Transit: Costly Dead End October 26, 2009
US Report: Electric Cars No Greener October 23, 2009
America's New Fuel Economy Cartel October 09, 2009
Will Obama's High-Speed Rail Program Become a Subsidy for Freight Railroads October 07, 2009
HIGH SPEED RAIL IS AN UNPROFITABLE TRAINWRECK September 25, 2009
Getting What You Paid For -- Paying For What You Get: Proposals for the Next Transportation Reauthorization September 21, 2009
High-Speed Rail Is Not “Interstate 2.0” September 21, 2009
High Speed Rail-Key Facts September 21, 2009
High-Speed Rail Fails As a Jobs Program September 21, 2009
Gridlock and Growth: The Effect September 21, 2009
The High Cost of Cash for Clunkers August 27, 2009
The High Cost of High-Speed Rail August 18, 2009
$3 Billion Buys Not-So-Green Vehicles August 17, 2009
On Transit and Climate August 10, 2009
To Fight Climate Change, Washington Wants You to Take a Bus August 10, 2009
High-Speed Spending on High-Speed Rail July 28, 2009
Why PA Shouldn't Build High-Speed Rail July 28, 2009
Pay More, Drive Less, Save the Planet July 23, 2009
Traffic Congestion July 17, 2009
U.C. Berkeley: Trains are Not So Environmentally Friendly July 15, 2009
Obama Administration's Plan to Coerce People out of Their Cars July 14, 2009
Not So Fast With Those Electric Cars July 10, 2009
Why Georgia Should Not Build High-Speed Rail July 08, 2009
Why Ohio Should Not Build High-Speed Rail July 08, 2009
Why Colorado Should Not Build High-Speed Rail July 08, 2009
Taxpayer Cash for Environmental Clunkers July 06, 2009
Fuel Standards Are Killing GM July 06, 2009
High Speed Spending June 29, 2009
The Cost of Railroading America June 29, 2009
America’s New Fuel Economy Cartel: Trading Freedom for Barrels of Oil June 23, 2009
Can the U.S. Copy Spain's High-Speed Rail System? June 23, 2009
Congress Will Just Figure Out How to Pay for $500 Billion Transportation Bill Later June 23, 2009
Global warming fuel rules put freeze on automakers June 19, 2009
Congestion Pricing June 18, 2009
Rail: A CO2 Bigfoot June 17, 2009
Cash for Clunkers Should be Called Cash for Auto Industry June 17, 2009
Portland: A Model for National Policy? June 16, 2009
Local Governments Can Prioritze Spending to Address Transportation Crisis June 16, 2009
Legislature Should End Transportation Funding Diversions June 16, 2009
The Tipping Point: The Transportation-Housing Trade-Offs of Suburban, Urban and Rural Living June 16, 2009
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Reducing Mobility June 10, 2009
Think Twice About "Green" Transport June 10, 2009
President Obama's New Plan to Decide Where Americans Live and How They Travel May 15, 2009
The Existing Local Option for Transportation: An Analysis of Existing Transportation Funding Tools May 15, 2009
Correcting the Pervasive Inequities in Gas Tax Spending Should Be a Reauthorization Priority May 15, 2009
Going Nowhere Fast May 15, 2009
High-Speed Rail is No Solution May 07, 2009
Tolls, Not Taxes March 28, 2009
State's Mandate to Reduce Driver Mobility Threatens Revenue for Transportation Projects February 24, 2009
Thinking Outside the Box to Face Our Transportation Funding Crisis February 16, 2009
The Right Way to Spend Billions on Infrastructure February 09, 2009
The Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act January 26, 2009
Private Provision of Highways: Economic Issues January 26, 2009
Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-first Century January 26, 2009
Transportation Policy: Getting the Facts Straight December 05, 2008
Texas Experience Provides Road Map to Congestion Relief November 18, 2008
High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Road for America November 18, 2008
The 'Smart Road' Scam November 18, 2008
Group: AIG's woes put public transit in trouble with banks November 18, 2008
Rails Won't Save America October 29, 2008
Bridge Repair Mismanagement Undermines Highway Safety October 29, 2008
The Right Way to "Sell" The Roads October 22, 2008
Highway Trust Fund Inequities Will Get Worse in Future Years October 15, 2008
Car-Free Days are Seattle's latest eco-fad, but are there any real benefits? October 08, 2008
Public Utility Regulation for Toll Roads? October 08, 2008
Paying for Our Paving: Why Leasing the Turnpike Makes Good Economic and Public Policy Sense October 08, 2008
Congress Undermines America's Infrastructure by Looting the Highway Trust Fund September 19, 2008
Is green U.S. mass transit a big myth? September 04, 2008
The great American freedom machine August 11, 2008
How States Can Improve Their Transportation Systems and Relieve Traffic Congestion August 11, 2008
New toll lanes make drivers pay to avoid congestion August 11, 2008
Sound Transit Officials Give Public Money to Special Interest Groups July 11, 2008
A Transportation Reform Agenda July 10, 2008
Another Highway Privatization Myth Bites the Dust July 10, 2008
Freight Rail Would Save Time and Fuel July 10, 2008
Distracting Miss Daisy July 10, 2008
New Jersey's Wrong Path July 08, 2008
Why There Won't Be a Big Gas Tax Increase July 08, 2008
Another One Bites the Dust June 30, 2008
Texas Cities Could Restrict Car Traffic June 25, 2008
Ending Pervasive Inequities in Gas Tax Burdens June 20, 2008
The Facts on Light Rail June 17, 2008
Tax Increases Are Wrong Fix for Virginia's Congestion Woes June 13, 2008
H.R. 6003 Would Be the Costliest Bailout in Amtrak's 40 Years of Federal Subsidies June 10, 2008
Tunnels Are Part of the Traffic Solution May 30, 2008
Roadmap to Gridlock: The Failure of Long-Range Metropolitan Transportation Planning May 28, 2008
The Mess We're In May 28, 2008
Turnpike Lease a Better Deal for Taxpayers, Drivers May 23, 2008
As Gas Prices Rise - We'll Adapt May 23, 2008
Stretching the Highway Dollar May 09, 2008
Virginia Saving Money With Fixed-Price Interstate Maintenance Deal May 09, 2008
Focus on Fuel-Friendly Cars, Not Rail May 02, 2008
Technology, Funding Help Meet Transportation Needs April 25, 2008
Pennsylvania Must Look Beyond Gas Tax To Fund Transportation Needs April 24, 2008
A Solution to Airport Delays April 23, 2008
Does Rail Transit Save Energy or Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? April 16, 2008
The Bumpy Road to Congestion Relief April 15, 2008
Proposed Amendment to the Policy Regarding the Establishment of Airport Rates and Charges April 14, 2008
Pennsylvania Turnpike Alternatives: A Review and Critique of The Democratic Caucus Study April 11, 2008
Express Toll Network Can Drive Congestion Relief April 07, 2008
Private Sector Has the Key to Traffic Woes in Arizona April 04, 2008
Feds Don't Need Bigger Role in Public-Private Partnerships April 04, 2008
More Transportation Spending: False Promises of Prosperity and Job Creation April 03, 2008
Gas-Tax Boom Times April 03, 2008
Paying at the Pump: Gasoline Taxes in America March 27, 2008
Higher Fuel Taxes Won't Help Anything March 25, 2008
Battle Continues Over Highway Paradigm Shift March 10, 2008
Increasing Airport Capacity Without Increasing Airport Size March 10, 2008
Commission Wants to Double Federal Gas Taxes March 03, 2008
Lift your feet up! We’re crossing the bridge! February 25, 2008
Dulles Rail Boondoggle Exposes Flaws in Federal Transportation Policy February 25, 2008
Rescue Dulles Transit February 19, 2008
Assessing the National Commission's Report February 15, 2008
More roads, not rail February 05, 2008
Toll lanes a HOT idea whose time has come February 04, 2008
Commentary - Spend transportation dollars on transportation February 04, 2008
The Transportation Commission's Proposed 200 Percent Gas Tax Increase: One of Several Bad Ideas in Its Report January 31, 2008
Greenway Toll Opponents Threaten Mobility January 25, 2008
People's time is too precious to give up cars January 23, 2008
Jersey's Toll Tax January 18, 2008
Gas about Public Transit January 18, 2008
Five Principles of Responsible Transportation Policy January 18, 2008
The Conspiracy to Deny the Poor Mobility—and Opportunity January 17, 2008
Bridge To Our Wallets January 17, 2008
A Simpler Alternative to Congestion Pricing January 09, 2008
How LA Can Get People Out of Their Cars January 09, 2008
PPPs: A Look Back and a Look Ahead January 09, 2008
Reallocate gas tax, not hike it January 02, 2008
New York Can Do Better Than London December 26, 2007
Airport Band-AID December 26, 2007
Let the Greenway Bloom December 17, 2007
Using the Revenues from Airport Pricing December 17, 2007
Restoring Regional Equity to the Federal Highway Trust Fund December 12, 2007
Cautionary Tale of Congestion Pricing December 11, 2007
Miami Toll Truckway: Preliminary Feasibility Study December 07, 2007
Wasting Time and Money on the Tarmac December 07, 2007
Spending Our Transportation Dollars Wisely December 07, 2007
A local approach to easing gridlock November 28, 2007
New Life for Pennsylvania Turnpike Lease Plan November 16, 2007
Myths and Facts about Rail Transit November 16, 2007
California's High-Speed Train Project Should Be Derailed November 09, 2007
Life in the Slow Lane November 06, 2007
Money Train November 02, 2007
Toll Roads to the Rescue October 30, 2007
Do You Know the Way to L.A.? October 29, 2007
Turmoil over Mass Transit and New Taxes: What to Do October 29, 2007
Highway to Somewhere October 26, 2007
Congress Should Link Amtrak's Generous Subsidy to Improved Performance October 26, 2007
Paying at the Pump: Gasoline Taxes in America October 23, 2007
Washington Metro Needs Reform, Not a Federal Bailout October 16, 2007
Restoring Regional Equity to the Federal Highway Trust Fund October 11, 2007
Where Now on U.S. Toll Road Concessions? October 05, 2007
Reduce Traffic Congestion, but Keep Out Government October 02, 2007
Light Rail on I-90 Will Do Little to Reduce CO2 September 28, 2007
Congress Should Link Amtrak's Generous Subsidy to Improved Performance September 24, 2007
Going protectionist over a fantasy highway September 21, 2007
Urban Immobility September 21, 2007
The 2007 Urban Mobility Report September 19, 2007
Loosening the Beltway September 17, 2007
Mass Transit: Separating Delusion From Reality September 13, 2007
Light Rail Doesn't Work September 11, 2007
Mass Transit: Separating Delusion from Reality September 11, 2007
Debate brings light to state's infrastructure September 07, 2007
Pols Love Public Transit—Just Not for Themselves September 07, 2007
Questions to Ask Before Raising the Federal Gas Tax/show/22571.html August 30, 2007
Urban Rail Transit Derailed August 28, 2007
Transportation Solutions For a Transit-Challenged Region August 28, 2007
Debunking Portland: The City that Doesn’t Work August 24, 2007
Debunking Portland: The Public Transit Myth August 24, 2007
In Transportation and in Technology, Packets Beat Circuits August 20, 2007
It's Time to Replace HOV Lanes August 10, 2007
HOT Lanes Good Idea for Houston August 10, 2007
Buying our way out of traffic August 10, 2007
Bridge Collapse Could Fuel Higher Gas Taxes August 09, 2007
Street Smart August 07, 2007
The Road Best Not Taken August 07, 2007
Bridge Collapse Could Spur Infrastructure Fixes August 03, 2007
A Bridge to Traffic Reduction August 02, 2007
Why Mobility Matters to Personal Life July 20, 2007
21st-Century Tolling: Unexpected Result of PPP Controversies July 05, 2007
TTC Should Be Skeptical of NTTA's Highway 121 Proposal June 28, 2007
Foreign Bidders on Highway 121 Project Would "Buy American" June 28, 2007
Unconstitutional Power Grab June 20, 2007
Risky NTTA Highway 121 Proposal a Bad Deal for Metroplex June 18, 2007
Gas Tax Freeze Forces New Methods Of Funding June 06, 2007
Will PPPs Fragment Our National Highway Network? June 05, 2007
THE INEVITABILITY OF THE CAR May 30, 2007
NTTA's Proposal for SH-121, Is It Better Than Cintra's? May 29, 2007
Building new Roads Through Public-Private Partnerships: Frequently asked Questions May 29, 2007
HOT Lanes: Frequently asked Questions May 29, 2007
Leasing state toLL Roads: Frequently asked Questions May 29, 2007
Texas's Proposed Toll Road Ban and Gas Tax Holiday Won't Help Commutes May 29, 2007
The Role of Tolls in financing 21st Century Highways May 29, 2007
Tolling and Public-Private Partnerships in Texas: Separating Myth from Fact May 29, 2007
Building Roads to Reduce Traffic Congestion in America's Cities: May 29, 2007
Congressional Leaders Flunk Transportation Policy 101 May 29, 2007
Federal Interference in State Highway Public-Private Partnerships Is Unwarranted May 29, 2007
A Tale of Two Texas Toll Roads May 15, 2007
Traffic Congestion in North Carolina: Status, Prospects, and Solutions May 11, 2007
"CONGESTION FEE" MAY BE HEADED TO NEW YORK May 11, 2007
TRAFFIC DEATHS A GLOBAL SCOURGE April 23, 2007
TACKLING THE "TIME TAX" April 09, 2007
GONE PARKIN' April 09, 2007
THINKING BIGGER (AND SMARTER) IN TEXAS April 02, 2007
Gridlock Takes a Toll April 02, 2007
CAN'T BUILD OUR WAY OUT? April 02, 2007
The Price is Wrong: Why Our Roads are So Clogged February 28, 2007
Should Congress increase fuel economy standards for motor vehicles? February 16, 2007
FIVE MYTHS ABOUT SUBURBIA February 02, 2007
Rush Hour: How States Can Reduce Congestion Through Performance-Based Transportation Programs January 31, 2007
Railroading Taxpayers January 31, 2007
Tolls Beat Taxes January 31, 2007
Where Are The Transit Riders? January 31, 2007
How to Untangle Gridlock January 25, 2007
Traffic Jams Keep Consumers Away from LA Businesses January 25, 2007
Choosing the Right Mobility Options October 24, 2006
Did Frank Wolf Earmark Funds to Aid His Own Legislative Initiative? October 13, 2006
We Can Build Our Way Out Of Congestion October 06, 2006
Seattle's Congestion Future Is Bleak Without More Road Capacity October 06, 2006
Seattle Tax Increase Will Not Reduce Traffic Congestion September 29, 2006
Bacon's Rebellion: A New Transportation Equation September 25, 2006
Study: Many Cities Face Los Angeles-like Traffic Jams September 01, 2006
The Croesus Trap August 16, 2006
Rail Systems Don't Stay on Track August 16, 2006
Competing Models for HOT Lanes August 11, 2006
Privatization and tolls - not more money - are the key to fixing Virginia's broken transportation system August 11, 2006
Mass Transit, the Hope for the Future August 02, 2006
Dial-Up Interstate July 05, 2006
Do Highways Cause Traffic Congestion? June 30, 2006
Surface Transportation Newsletter Issue No. 32 June 30, 2006
It's Time to Reconstruct America's Interstate System June 30, 2006
Telecommuting Could Ease Los Angeles' Traffic Woes June 02, 2006
The Congestion Paradigm Begins to Crack May 18, 2006
Learning from Pocahontas May 18, 2006
Political Gridlock Worsens California's Congestion April 12, 2006
It's Time to Tackle California's Traffic Crisis Head On—Privately April 12, 2006
Selling the Ohio Turnpike April 04, 2006
Study: Adding Fast Lanes to Milwaukee's Freeways April 04, 2006
Careful What You Wish For April 04, 2006
Proposed Honolulu Rail Will Rocket Hawaii's Electricity Rates - Who Will Pay? March 24, 2006
How to Make Bay Area Bus Transit More Competitive with Driving February 10, 2006
Getting Serious About Congestion February 10, 2006
Funding Our Crumbling Roads February 10, 2006
Time to Ditch Carpool Lanes for Toll Lanes February 10, 2006
But Should We Continue With HOV Lanes? January 30, 2006
Surface Transportation Newsletter Issue No. 28 January 2006 January 27, 2006
How to Make Bay Area Bus Transit More Competitive with Driving January 18, 2006
Telecommuting: A refuge from traffic and social engineers December 02, 2005
The Quiet Success: Telecommuting's Impact On Transportation And Beyond December 02, 2005
Got the HOTs? November 10, 2005
Surface Transportation Newsletter Issue No. 27 November 2005 November 10, 2005
Surface Transportation Newsletter Issue No. 26 September 2005 November 10, 2005
Surface Transportation Newsletter Issue No. 25 August 2005 November 10, 2005
Sic Transit Maria Landrieu October 06, 2005
Taking The Hot Lane September 09, 2005
Transit Subsidies Not Cost-effective July 17, 2005
Seattle's Monorail Is Going Nowhere July 15, 2005
Surface Transportation Innovations No. 24, June 30, 2005 June 30, 2005
Rail Disasters 2005: Impact Of Rail Transit On Transit Ridership June 27, 2005
Wheels Off: Hov Lanes And Accidents June 21, 2005
A Serendipitous Flaw: Could Bad Brakes Lead To Fundamental Reform Of Amtrak June 15, 2005
Should States Sell Their Toll Roads? June 02, 2005
Hot Lane Conundrums May 23, 2005
Surface Transportation Innovations No. 23, May 19, 2005 May 19, 2005
Public-private Partnerships In California's Transportation Future May 17, 2005
When Roads Turn Into Parking Lots May 10, 2005
Hot Lanes Are Becoming A Hot Item May 09, 2005
Using The Veto Threat To Impose Reform On The Highway Reauthorization Bill May 09, 2005
Surface Transportation Innovations, Issue 22 April April 08, 2005
Rethinking A Highway Bill Veto: What Would President Andrew Jackson Do? April 06, 2005
The Orange County Tollroads: Largely Successful March 31, 2005
Amtrak Bankruptcy: It's Time March 16, 2005
Congress Gets Another Chance To Improve America�s Transportation: Should It March 07, 2005
There's Something About A Train Subsidy That's Magic... March 03, 2005
Surface Transportation Innovations, Issue 21 February February 23, 2005
Rail - Not Worth The Wait February 15, 2005
Building For The Future: Easing California's Transportation Crisis January 27, 2005
Cato On Federal Highway Programs January 21, 2005
Why Light Rail Is Wrong For Tampa And Hillsborough County January 16, 2005
Time For A National Focus On Freeway Congestion January 13, 2005
Surface Transportation Innovations, Issue 20 January January 06, 2005
Drivers May No Longer Get A Free Ride December 18, 2004
It�s The Infrastructure, Stupid: Amtrak, Derailed December 08, 2004
Is Walking Bad For Your Health? December 02, 2004
Amtrak Is On A Route To Nowhere November 23, 2004
Surface Transportation Innovations, Issue 19 November November 18, 2004
Traffic Lights Cause Crashes November 13, 2004
Express Lanes: A Feasible Alternative November 10, 2004
Bullet Train Advocates Need A Kick In The Caboose October 31, 2004
Overcoming The 'tolls Equal Taxes' Problem October 13, 2004
For Whom The Drive Tolls October 06, 2004
What To Do About Traffic September 15, 2004
Anti-suv Activists Versus The American Family September 08, 2004
Hot Lanes: A Better Way To Attack Urban Traffic Congestion September 08, 2004
Owning A Car Can Help You Get A Job August 10, 2004
Does Mass Transit Pollute? August 05, 2004
Federal Highway Spending Jumps The Shark August 05, 2004
Highway Robbery August 02, 2004
More Highways, Less Pollution July 30, 2004
The Epa Withdraws Inaccurate Smart Growth�traffic Congestion Report July 28, 2004
Smart-growth Report Is Flawed July 28, 2004
Charging Up The Freeway July 21, 2004
Can Canada Teach Us How To Hold The Line On Amtrak Funding July 19, 2004
The Strange Thing About Light Rail July 14, 2004
A Pro-market Compromise On Reauthorization July 13, 2004
Surface Transportation Innovations No. 17 July 08, 2004
The Federal Highway Program Shifts Money From South To North July 07, 2004
Toll Roads Finance Road Construction July 06, 2004
Great Rail Disasters: The Impact Of Rail Transit On Urban Livibility June 30, 2004
Past Performance Vs. Future Hopes:will Urban Rail Improve Mobility In North June 22, 2004
Cars Are �greener� Than Trains When It Comes To Fuel Efficiency June 21, 2004
If You Hate Congestion, Then You Gotta Love Hot Lanes June 16, 2004
Mass Transit Causes Massive Headaches May 30, 2004
End Of The Line For River Line Rail? May 21, 2004
Memphis Should Learn From Houston's Rail Mistakes May 21, 2004
Does Highway Spending Really Pay Off? May 20, 2004
Private Transportation And Competition: Testimony To Congress May 19, 2004
Rude Awakening For Hybrid Dreamers May 18, 2004
Surface Transportation Innovations Issue No. 16 May 04, 2004
New Highway Construction Coexisting With Cleaner Skies May 01, 2004
Surface Transportation Innovations No. 15 April 01, 2004
Cei Comments On Vehicle Weight And Traffic Fatalities March 28, 2004
Better Than HOT Lanes March 15, 2004
Hot Lanes Advance In Seven States March 12, 2004
Putting An End To Drive-by Lootings: An Open Letter To The President On The March 05, 2004
Great Rail Disasters February 19, 2004
Rail Transit Is Ineffective February 19, 2004
The Contribution Of Highways And Transit To Congestion Relief: A Realistic January 27, 2004
Mass Transit Is Not All Transportation Report Claims January 27, 2004
Traffic Congestion Is Here To Stay January 27, 2004
Off The Tracks In Phoenix January 08, 2004
Higher Caf� Standards Vs. Higher Gasoline Taxes December 18, 2003
Most "transit-oriented Development" Residents Don't Use Mass Transit November 21, 2003
Cold Feet On Light Rail October 06, 2003
Transit Advocates Want The Working Poor To Use Bikes And Buses, Not Cars September 10, 2003
Anti-suv Activists Versus The American Family August 30, 2003
HOT Networks: A New Plan For Congestion Relief And Better Transit February 02, 2003


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