Research update 10/24/07
Reports
UnlivableStrategies:The Greater Vancouver Regional District and the Livable Region Strategic Plan
The plan contained serious flaws that are actually making the region less livable each year. The region's leaders could have focused on reducing the impacts of growth through technical solutions, such as controlling auto emissions, and through user fees for housing, transportation, and other choices.
Randal O'Toole, Fraser Institute, Public Policy Source No. 88, Oct 2007
Do you know the way to L.A.?
San Jose shows how to turn an urban area into Los Angeles in three stressful decades. Transportation planning has allowed transit agencies to hijack tax revenues that were originally dedicated to highways so they can build rail empires that will do little or nothing to relieve congestion.
Randal O'Toole, Cato Policy Analysis no. 602, Oct 17, 2007
Highway Subsidies 2004
Is our road and highway system fully paid for by its users, or is it the beneficiary of huge government subsidies?
Albert John Mallinckrodt, Rev 6, Sep 2, 2007
Are HOT lanes equitable?
Research on lanes across nation show drivers with different levels of income use HOT lanes.
Center for Transportation Studies, Univ MN, June 2005
Bay Area High Occupancy/Toll (HOT) Network Study
HOT lanes can be implemented to ensure priority for buses and carpools. A regional network of HOT lanes could provide funding to complete the priority network decades sooner than possible usingtraditional state and federal funding sources. HOT lanes benefits: improve reliability, reduce travel time, accessible to all impacted travelers.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission in cooperation with Caltrans, Consultant assistance by PB Americas, Inc. and ECONorthwest, Sep 2007
Regional HOT lanes Network Feasibility Study
Converting HOV lanes to HOT lanes and using today's HOV occupancy requirements is forecasted to have little effect on overall network VMT. However, this conversion reduces VMT in general purpose lanes by approximately 10%, increases VMT (and usage) of the HOV lanes by 55% to 74% depending upon horizon year (2030 or 2015).
Metropolitan Transportation Commission and CA DOT, Prepared by PB with ECONorthwest, Feb 8, 2007
HOT lanes: A better way to attack urban highway congestion
High-occupancy toll lanes benefit all highway users, not just the affluent.
Robert W. Poole, Jr. and C. Kenneth Orski, Cato, Regulation, Vol. 23, No. 1
Articles
Increasing Passenger Rail Service Could Make Traffic Even Congestion Worse
Passenger trains do not reduce traffic congestion. In fact, a material expansion of passenger train service could increase traffic congestion and impose economic losses.
Wendell Cox, Heartland Institute, Budget & Tax News, Nov 2007
Not so fast: Key policy considerations for financing transportation
Current conversations around finance and revenue distribution dominate the discussion about transportation in the U.S. today. These concerns are so prevalent today that they spawned not one but two national commissions to investigate how the nation should approach the issue of funding transportation over the long term.
Robert Puentes, Brookings, Oct 23, 07
Taming traffic all a matter of timing
In Virginia, Route 2 signals adjusted for better traffic flow
Kelly Hannon, Free Lance Star (Fredericksburg), Oct 23, 07
Neither renewable nor reliable
Increased dependence on ethanol would place the United States at the mercy of a highly volatile energy source
James Eaves, Stephen Eaves, CATO on Regulation, Fall 2007
Rail cheaper for commuters, study says, but fares wouldn't cover costs; subsidies needed, experts warn,
A new cost study shows people commuting would save a substantial amount of money if they chose to leave their cars at home and use a proposed commuter rail line.But the financial analysis also shows that, like existing commuter rail lines around the country, fares wouldn't cover the operation costs
John Mulcahy, Oct 21, 07
State budgets tenuous heading into '08
States awash in surpluses for the past two years are now treading water, with several desperately looking for lifelines to help them get out of budget trouble.
Pamela M. Prah, Stateline, Oct 10, 07
Re-vote coming on transit funds
After two days of scathing critiques from the Legislature, Utah Salt Lake County officials said they will vote in November on whether a sales tax hike that has been promised to transit should instead go to roads.
Nicole Warburton, Deseret Morning News, Oct 19, 07
Prop. 1 no cure for commute in NW
Opponents say it's ridiculous to spend that kind of money on a transportation plan that fails to make significant headway on the region's most critical transportation problem.
Gregory Roberts, Seattle PI, Oct 19, 07
Push for public transit spreads across Arizona
Traffic problems no longer limited to biggest cities. Phoenix and Tucson aren't the only Arizona cities betting new transit systems will slow the rising tide of traffic. Many of the state's rural communities are studying how to set up bus, van or trolley systems to handle the growing number of vehicles on their roads.
Glen Creno, Arizona Republic, Oct 19, 07
Lawsuit seeks to halt I-73 construction in Virginia
Interstate to run from Michigan, Ohio, W. Virginia, Virginia, to Carolinas. I-73 is No. 5 on the U.S. Department of Transportation's list of top priority roads.
Terry Ward, South Carolina Now, Oct 17, 07
Washington Metro needs Reform, not a Federal Bailout
This bill would do little more than reward poor performance with unprecedented taxpayer bailout. Congress should force fundamental market-based reforms on Metro by linking the continuation of the system's existing federal subsidies to reductions in operating costs, improvements in service, and an aggressive program of competitive contracting similar to the successful reforms implemented elsewhere
Ronald D. Utt, Heritage, Oct 16, 07
New multi-million dollar plan to get L.A. traffic moving
In hopes of improving traffic flow and reducing vehicle pollution, local officials announced a $150 million effort to synchronize traffic signals across L.A.
Miriam Hernandez, Oct 16, 07, KABC-TV
Traffic Congestion: A solvable problem
More creative use of existing highways and rights-of-way can help us build our way out of gridlock.
Peter Samuels, Reason, Jan 1999
UnlivableStrategies:The Greater Vancouver Regional District and the Livable Region Strategic Plan
The plan contained serious flaws that are actually making the region less livable each year. The region's leaders could have focused on reducing the impacts of growth through technical solutions, such as controlling auto emissions, and through user fees for housing, transportation, and other choices.
Randal O'Toole, Fraser Institute, Public Policy Source No. 88, Oct 2007
Do you know the way to L.A.?
San Jose shows how to turn an urban area into Los Angeles in three stressful decades. Transportation planning has allowed transit agencies to hijack tax revenues that were originally dedicated to highways so they can build rail empires that will do little or nothing to relieve congestion.
Randal O'Toole, Cato Policy Analysis no. 602, Oct 17, 2007
Highway Subsidies 2004
Is our road and highway system fully paid for by its users, or is it the beneficiary of huge government subsidies?
Albert John Mallinckrodt, Rev 6, Sep 2, 2007
Are HOT lanes equitable?
Research on lanes across nation show drivers with different levels of income use HOT lanes.
Center for Transportation Studies, Univ MN, June 2005
Bay Area High Occupancy/Toll (HOT) Network Study
HOT lanes can be implemented to ensure priority for buses and carpools. A regional network of HOT lanes could provide funding to complete the priority network decades sooner than possible usingtraditional state and federal funding sources. HOT lanes benefits: improve reliability, reduce travel time, accessible to all impacted travelers.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission in cooperation with Caltrans, Consultant assistance by PB Americas, Inc. and ECONorthwest, Sep 2007
Regional HOT lanes Network Feasibility Study
Converting HOV lanes to HOT lanes and using today's HOV occupancy requirements is forecasted to have little effect on overall network VMT. However, this conversion reduces VMT in general purpose lanes by approximately 10%, increases VMT (and usage) of the HOV lanes by 55% to 74% depending upon horizon year (2030 or 2015).
Metropolitan Transportation Commission and CA DOT, Prepared by PB with ECONorthwest, Feb 8, 2007
HOT lanes: A better way to attack urban highway congestion
High-occupancy toll lanes benefit all highway users, not just the affluent.
Robert W. Poole, Jr. and C. Kenneth Orski, Cato, Regulation, Vol. 23, No. 1
Articles
Increasing Passenger Rail Service Could Make Traffic Even Congestion Worse
Passenger trains do not reduce traffic congestion. In fact, a material expansion of passenger train service could increase traffic congestion and impose economic losses.
Wendell Cox, Heartland Institute, Budget & Tax News, Nov 2007
Not so fast: Key policy considerations for financing transportation
Current conversations around finance and revenue distribution dominate the discussion about transportation in the U.S. today. These concerns are so prevalent today that they spawned not one but two national commissions to investigate how the nation should approach the issue of funding transportation over the long term.
Robert Puentes, Brookings, Oct 23, 07
Taming traffic all a matter of timing
In Virginia, Route 2 signals adjusted for better traffic flow
Kelly Hannon, Free Lance Star (Fredericksburg), Oct 23, 07
Neither renewable nor reliable
Increased dependence on ethanol would place the United States at the mercy of a highly volatile energy source
James Eaves, Stephen Eaves, CATO on Regulation, Fall 2007
Rail cheaper for commuters, study says, but fares wouldn't cover costs; subsidies needed, experts warn,
A new cost study shows people commuting would save a substantial amount of money if they chose to leave their cars at home and use a proposed commuter rail line.But the financial analysis also shows that, like existing commuter rail lines around the country, fares wouldn't cover the operation costs
John Mulcahy, Oct 21, 07
State budgets tenuous heading into '08
States awash in surpluses for the past two years are now treading water, with several desperately looking for lifelines to help them get out of budget trouble.
Pamela M. Prah, Stateline, Oct 10, 07
Re-vote coming on transit funds
After two days of scathing critiques from the Legislature, Utah Salt Lake County officials said they will vote in November on whether a sales tax hike that has been promised to transit should instead go to roads.
Nicole Warburton, Deseret Morning News, Oct 19, 07
Prop. 1 no cure for commute in NW
Opponents say it's ridiculous to spend that kind of money on a transportation plan that fails to make significant headway on the region's most critical transportation problem.
Gregory Roberts, Seattle PI, Oct 19, 07
Push for public transit spreads across Arizona
Traffic problems no longer limited to biggest cities. Phoenix and Tucson aren't the only Arizona cities betting new transit systems will slow the rising tide of traffic. Many of the state's rural communities are studying how to set up bus, van or trolley systems to handle the growing number of vehicles on their roads.
Glen Creno, Arizona Republic, Oct 19, 07
Lawsuit seeks to halt I-73 construction in Virginia
Interstate to run from Michigan, Ohio, W. Virginia, Virginia, to Carolinas. I-73 is No. 5 on the U.S. Department of Transportation's list of top priority roads.
Terry Ward, South Carolina Now, Oct 17, 07
Washington Metro needs Reform, not a Federal Bailout
This bill would do little more than reward poor performance with unprecedented taxpayer bailout. Congress should force fundamental market-based reforms on Metro by linking the continuation of the system's existing federal subsidies to reductions in operating costs, improvements in service, and an aggressive program of competitive contracting similar to the successful reforms implemented elsewhere
Ronald D. Utt, Heritage, Oct 16, 07
New multi-million dollar plan to get L.A. traffic moving
In hopes of improving traffic flow and reducing vehicle pollution, local officials announced a $150 million effort to synchronize traffic signals across L.A.
Miriam Hernandez, Oct 16, 07, KABC-TV
Traffic Congestion: A solvable problem
More creative use of existing highways and rights-of-way can help us build our way out of gridlock.
Peter Samuels, Reason, Jan 1999
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