I understand that people bitterly oppose tolling roads.
I really do. I was discussing congestion pricing the other day with one of my co-workers. I told her that if I were dictator, the first thing I'd do is congestion price I-35.
She told me the first thing she'd do is have my wife put arsenic in my drink. Since she is an intelligent, well-educated attorney who lives in the 'burbs -- and would benefit from congestion...
Market Urbanism on congestion pricing
Market Urbanism has posted a fairly technical explanation why the congestion price that maximizes throughput also maximizes total revenue. I'm not sure his explanation is correct because he...
Market Urbanism on congestion pricing
Market Urbanism has posted a fairly technical explanation why the congestion price that maximizes throughput also maximizes total revenue. I'm not sure his explanation is correct because...
Congestion tolls vs. revenue tolls
I think one thing that confuses people about my support for congestion pricing is that they're not clear what I mean by "congestion pricing." There are two kinds of road tolls. One...
One other pont on rail
I should have made this point, too: Our failure to congestion price our roads really screws up our decisions on increasing capacity. When roads are congestion-priced, the revenue tells us...
Construction equipment hits downtown Austin bridge
An 18-wheeler hauling a crane clipped a downtown bridge over Interstate 35, causing transportation officials to shut down the roads temporarily.
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