Independence Institute

Are We at the Bottom Yet?0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- January 10, 2011
According to economists at Moody’s, the housing market will bottom out in 2011–which means now may be the time to hunt for cheap homes and be ready to flip them when prices start going up. Unfortunately, the Antiplanner can’t afford the $250 required to listen to Moody’s webconference, so let’s look at some other data […]
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Cox: Make Builders Responsible 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- January 7, 2011
The builders of any Florida high-speed rail project should be responsible for cost overruns and all operating losses, suggests a new report from the Reason Foundation. Written by the Antiplanner’s faithful ally, Wendell Cox, the report suggests that rail construction is likely to go at least 40 percent over projected costs and that rail fares […]
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Passing the Test 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- January 6, 2011
This week, the new Republican-dominated House passed one of the first tests of its ability to promote fiscal sanity in the face of interest-group lobbying. On Tuesday, the House voted in new rules that govern its own operations, and one of those rules struck at the heart of recent transportation pork barreling. Even though federal […]
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Have We Reached “Peak Travel”?0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- January 5, 2011
The New Year brings a number of news reports fretting (or hoping) that the amount of travel we do has peaked or plateaued. Given that cars are becoming more fuel-efficient, that means that the total amount of energy we use driving will significantly decline. However, the real implications of the claim are far more dire. […]
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