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The inanity of airport connectors

October 15, 2010 By Stephen Smith

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: infrastructure, Transportation Tagged With: airports, mass transit, Oakland, Shanghai, Stephen Smith

HSR Urbanists: “We Are All O’Tooles Now”

August 31, 2009 By Adam Hengels

I 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, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, Environment, Free-market impostors, infrastructure, Transportation Tagged With: airports, boondoggles, carbon, CATO, construction, cost-benefit analysis, high speed rail, highways, Matthew Yglesias, Randal O'Toole, ryan avent, Transportation, tyler cowen

Airport Protectionism?

June 9, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Richard's Real Estate and Urban Economics Blog - Federalism and TaxisTaxicabs 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transportation Tagged With: Airport, airports, LaGuardia, NJ, nyc, protectionism, surcharge, Taxicabs

Privatize Midway Airport

May 9, 2008 By Adam Hengels

If 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transportation Tagged With: airport privatization, airports, Chicago, midway airport, patronage, privatization

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