Category Archives: Transportation

Gabriel Roth Betrays Transportation Conservatives

Posted on July 12, 2012 by matt ohern

(Authors’ Note: While the Jefferson Institute Journal published Mr. Gabriel Roth’s essay, “A Better Way to Improve Transit to Dulles,” before the Loudoun County, Virginia Board of Supervisors approved the county’s participation in the Washington Metrorail Silver Line by a … Continue reading →

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A Better Way to Improve Transit to Dulles

Posted on June 21, 2012 by matt ohern

On July 3rd Loudoun County’s supervisors are to decide whether to spend taxpayers’ money supporting Phase 2 of the $2.8 billion rail extension to Dulles Airport and beyond. They have three strong reasons to decline their support: First, the proposed … Continue reading →

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Smart Growth for Conservatives (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on June 7, 2012 by matt ohern

Smart growth is too important to leave to liberals. Conservatives must articulate their own vision for creating prosperous, livable and fiscally sustainable communities. (Part One of three — This essay has been adapted from a speech delivered at the 2012 … Continue reading →

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Bingaman Anti-PPP Battle Continues

Posted on June 7, 2012 by matt ohern

(Publisher’s note: Virginia counts on public private partnerships to help our infrastructure needs,.  Restricting these partnerships would be a significant blow to our state. This article is reprinted from Surface Transportation Innovations, a publication of the Reason Foundation.) Despite growing … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Housing + Transportation Costs

Posted on May 24, 2012 by matt ohern

(This article is reprinted from Surface Transportation Innovations, a monthly publication of the Reason Foundation). In recent years, it’s become conventional wisdom among many planners that suburbia has become less affordable than living in more-compact, transit-accessible urban cores. One of … Continue reading →

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