Category Archives: Transportation

How to Fund I-81 Improvements: Six Principles to Consider

Posted on April 3, 2019 by matt ohern

Just prior to yesterday’s Veto Session, Governor Ralph Northam was pitching another plan to raise money for improvements to the Interstate 81 corridor: (1) Increase the statewide diesel tax to pay for transportation projects across the state, and (2) impose … Continue reading →

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Answering Populist Critiques of Tolling and P3s

Posted on March 21, 2019 by matt ohern

(Editor’s Note: As Virginia increasingly turns to toll lanes to improve major transportation arteries, pushback has come from both the political right and left. Virginia is not alone in this, and here Mr. Feigenbaum reviews those critiques … and answers … Continue reading →

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Express Toll Lane Networks Proliferate

Posted on March 20, 2019 by matt ohern

Networks of variably priced express toll lanes (ETLs) are being developed in more than a dozen large metro areas, and their impact is starting to be reflected in the congestion figures for those regions. Before reviewing what is going on, … Continue reading →

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Price Caps Are Hurting Managed Lane Performance

Posted on February 20, 2019 by matt ohern

Priced managed lanes provide drivers with an option to bypass congestion for a small fee. The key to ensuring uncongested travel is raising or lowering the variable toll to ensure the managed lane operates at a level of service D … Continue reading →

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Richard Florida’s Case for Devolution

Posted on February 20, 2019 by matt ohern

For several decades, some policy analysts on the center/right have advocated a more-robust 21st century version of federalism, under which there would be something of a return to the founding fathers’ vision in which the federal government focused on a … Continue reading →

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