Category Archives: Transportation

The Cost of Automobile Crashes

Posted on June 4, 2014 by matt ohern

Virginia transportation policy is driven overwhelmingly by a desire to mitigate transportation congestion and, to a lesser degree, to promote economic development. Rarely does traffic safety enter into the discussion of which transportation improvements we finance. As evidence that congestion is one … Continue reading →

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Tolling Inter-Operability Via Mobile Phones

Posted on May 22, 2014 by matt ohern

(Editor’s note: As Virginia contemplates more toll roads, and the interstate highway system needs substantial rebuilding, this article illustrates how today’s technology can help pay for our roads more efficiently than today.) Efforts are under way both nationally and regionally … Continue reading →

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As the Highway Trust Fund Runs Low, States Come to the Rescue — Part I

Posted on May 8, 2014 by matt ohern

With federal transportation spending outpacing tax receipts by some $1.25 billion/month, the cash balance of the Federal Highway Trust is drawing perilously close to the point where the U.S Department of Transportation will be obliged to institute cash management strategies—such … Continue reading →

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Tolling and P3s Get Unexpected Boost in Administration Bill

Posted on May 8, 2014 by matt ohern

(Publishers Comment: Let us in Virginia take full advantage of public private partnerships wherever practical to increase the transportation funding available to us for resolving our congestion relief needs and economic growth requirements.) The Administration’s proposed surface transportation bill, released … Continue reading →

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Smart Growth for Custom-Minded Conservatives

Posted on April 25, 2014 by matt ohern

As I have endeavored to develop a conservative vision for Smart Growth, I have relied primarily upon conservative principles with a libertarian slant — limited government, fiscal conservatism, free markets and the like. But there is a vast realm of … Continue reading →

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