Despite my issues with how new transit projects are implemented in America today, I’m generally happy to see them built. Even though they’re flawed, heavily-subsidized government creations, they make upzoning more palatable and can later be sold off and privately managed. There’s a lot I’d do differently, but on net I think most [...]
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October 15th, 2010 | Tags: airports, mass transit, Oakland, Shanghai, Stephen Smith | Category: infrastructure, Transportation | 34 comments |
 printable viewI probably won’t make any friends today, but now I’ve read one too many urbanist (many who’s ideas I usually respect) use unsound logic to support high speed rail. This argument often includes something like this: “…and furthermore, highways and airports don’t come close to paying for themselves, therefore high speed rail need [...] August 31st, 2009 | Tags: airports, boondoggles, carbon, CATO, construction, cost-benefit analysis, high speed rail, highways, Matthew Yglesias, Randal O'Toole, ryan avent, Transportation, tyler cowen | Category: Economics, Environment, Free-market impostors, infrastructure, Transportation | 18 comments |
printable viewRichard’s Real Estate and Urban Economics Blog – Federalism and Taxis Taxicabs in the Washington area are regulated by various jurisdictions–DC cabs may not pick up fares in Virginia and Maryland, Virginia cabs can’t get passengers in the District and Maryland, and District Cabs are forbidden from pick ups in Maryland and [...] June 9th, 2008 | Tags: Airport, airports, LaGuardia, NJ, nyc, protectionism, surcharge, Taxicabs | Category: Transportation | 10 comments |
printable viewIf Chicago’s Midway Airport is privatized, I’ll be looking forward to flying in there. (And it won’t just be to satisfy cravings of Italian beef sandwiches and hot dogs at the food court.) It’s success may depend on the how much (or hopefully how little) the city regulates the airport’s contracts and operations [...] May 9th, 2008 | Tags: airport privatization, airports, Chicago, midway airport, patronage, privatization | Category: Transportation | Leave a comment |
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