TRANSPORTATION - Roads - Independence Institute

VIDEO: Fix Our Damn Roads presentation 0
- October 8, 2018
President of the Independence Institute Jon Caldara pitches Proposition 109 – Fix Our Damn Roads – in this 12 minute presentation.
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Why rapid-buses are preferable to rail transit 0
- August 12, 2014
Transit agencies from Baltimore to San Diego and from Seattle to St. Petersburg are planning new light-rail lines. Yet light-rail is not only vastly more expensive than buses, it is slower, less comfortable, less convenient and has lower capacities than a well-designed rapid-bus system. Being expensive to build, light-rail can only reach parts of a
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Congress shouldn’t be running the transportation system 0
- June 30, 2014
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has proposed a three-month transportation bill. Three more months, he says, will give Congress a chance to figure out a long-term solution. The only problem is that Congress had three months three months ago and did nothing. Meanwhile, Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., have proposed to increase gas
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Thousands of bridges are “fracture critical,” while governments divert fuel tax revenue transit projects 0
- May 27, 2013
Why are fuel tax revenues used for transit projects like light rail, while drivers risk their lives when crossing poorly maintained bridges
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Thousands of bridges are "fracture critical," while governments divert fuel tax revenue transit projects 0
- May 27, 2013
Why are fuel tax revenues used for transit projects like light rail, while drivers risk their lives when crossing poorly maintained bridges
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Vehicle miles traveled fees and privacy 0
- May 19, 2013
Randal O’Toole: Compared with [technology police officers have to scan license plates], privacy concerns over such things as self-driving cars or [vehicle miles traveled] pricing seem tame.
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