Comments on: 20/20 Segment on Private Roads (& Some things to ponder while in traffic) http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/ Urbanism for Capitalists / Capitalism for Urbanists Sun, 20 May 2012 15:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stossel On Private Roads « Daniel Joseph Smith http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-6413 Stossel On Private Roads « Daniel Joseph Smith Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:04:12 +0000 http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-6413 [...] Stossel On Private Roads By Daniel J. Smith http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-tr... [...] [...] Stossel On Private Roads By Daniel J. Smith http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-tr… [...]

]]> By: Three Interesting Reads | neoHOUSTON http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-5556 Three Interesting Reads | neoHOUSTON Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:12:01 +0000 http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-5556 [...] 20/20 Segment on Private Roads From Market Urbanism, a look at the difference between public and private roads. Must read, must watch. Share this post: [...] [...] 20/20 Segment on Private Roads From Market Urbanism, a look at the difference between public and private roads. Must read, must watch. Share this post: [...]

]]> By: Market Urbanism http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-5282 Market Urbanism Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:07:05 +0000 http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-5282 welcome back, Bill. Long time, no comment. welcome back, Bill. Long time, no comment.

]]> By: MarketUrbanism http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-8829 MarketUrbanism Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:07:00 +0000 http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-8829 welcome back, Bill. Long time, no comment. welcome back, Bill. Long time, no comment.

]]> By: Bill Nelson http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-5270 Bill Nelson Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:29:16 +0000 http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-5270 Correction: If the lawyer had to pay a $20 toll to avoid traffic, he might consider *commuting* to the city. (Or maybe living in the city and commuting to his suburban office...) Sorry! Correction:

If the lawyer had to pay a $20 toll to avoid traffic, he might consider *commuting* to the city. (Or maybe living in the city and commuting to his suburban office…)

Sorry!

]]> By: Bill Nelson http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-8828 Bill Nelson Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:29:00 +0000 http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-8828 Correction: If the lawyer had to pay a $20 toll to avoid traffic, he might consider *commuting* to the city. (Or maybe living in the city and commuting to his suburban office...) Sorry! Correction:

If the lawyer had to pay a $20 toll to avoid traffic, he might consider *commuting* to the city. (Or maybe living in the city and commuting to his suburban office…)

Sorry!

]]> By: Bill Nelson http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-5269 Bill Nelson Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:26:51 +0000 http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-5269 Underpriced roads preform well below capacity; when they fail, there is almost no throughput. Properly priced roads would maximize capacity and permit many more cars through, hence making outlying areas more attractive. Think of a properly-priced road as delivering the extra capacity of a few more lanes. As it is, congested roads are very expensive to use. Not in tolls, obviously, but in time. A $300/hour lawyer who sits in traffic for an hour every day is paying a daily toll of $300. And that is why congested "free" roads discourage long commutes. That lawyer would probably choose a shorter commute to a "free" congested commute -- from his suburban house to his suburban office. If he had to pay a $20 toll to avoid traffic, he might consider moving to the city. Underpriced roads preform well below capacity; when they fail, there is almost no throughput.

Properly priced roads would maximize capacity and permit many more cars through, hence making outlying areas more attractive. Think of a properly-priced road as delivering the extra capacity of a few more lanes.

As it is, congested roads are very expensive to use. Not in tolls, obviously, but in time. A $300/hour lawyer who sits in traffic for an hour every day is paying a daily toll of $300. And that is why congested “free” roads discourage long commutes.

That lawyer would probably choose a shorter commute to a “free” congested commute — from his suburban house to his suburban office. If he had to pay a $20 toll to avoid traffic, he might consider moving to the city.

]]> By: Bill Nelson http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-8827 Bill Nelson Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:26:00 +0000 http://marketurbanism.com/2009/03/16/2020-segment-on-private-roads-some-things-to-ponder-while-in-traffic/#comment-8827 Underpriced roads preform well below capacity; when they fail, there is almost no throughput. Properly priced roads would maximize capacity and permit many more cars through, hence making outlying areas more attractive. Think of a properly-priced road as delivering the extra capacity of a few more lanes. As it is, congested roads are very expensive to use. Not in tolls, obviously, but in time. A $300/hour lawyer who sits in traffic for an hour every day is paying a daily toll of $300. And that is why congested "free" roads discourage long commutes. That lawyer would probably choose a shorter commute to a "free" congested commute -- from his suburban house to his suburban office. If he had to pay a $20 toll to avoid traffic, he might consider moving to the city. Underpriced roads preform well below capacity; when they fail, there is almost no throughput.

Properly priced roads would maximize capacity and permit many more cars through, hence making outlying areas more attractive. Think of a properly-priced road as delivering the extra capacity of a few more lanes.

As it is, congested roads are very expensive to use. Not in tolls, obviously, but in time. A $300/hour lawyer who sits in traffic for an hour every day is paying a daily toll of $300. And that is why congested “free” roads discourage long commutes.

That lawyer would probably choose a shorter commute to a “free” congested commute — from his suburban house to his suburban office. If he had to pay a $20 toll to avoid traffic, he might consider moving to the city.

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