I agree with Ryan Avent that this WSJ piece makes a bizarre argument against congestion pricing:
By requiring car drivers to pay a fee to drive in a city at peak hours, congestion pricing reduces traffic and raises money that can be used to support public transit—both worthy goals.
Yet congestion pricing has dubious environmental value. Traffic jams, if they're managed well, can actually be good for the environment.
They maintain...
"Urban rail"
The City is soliciting public comment on its draft "light rail" plan, so here's mine: Either build reserved guideway or build nothing at all. I could start from first principles here but...
$160 per trip
That's the social cost that Charles Kamonoff, an NYC environmental/transportation analysist, believes each driver who enters Manhattan's central business district imposes on other...
$160 per trip
That's the social cost that Charles Kamonoff, an NYC environmental/transportation analysist, believes each driver who enters Manhattan's central business district imposes on other drivers....
What does blogging crowd out?
Matthew Kahn wonders whether blog reading crowds out book reading. He believes there are two types of blog readers: the nerdy "Wikipedia" types who like variety and suffer from...
What does blogging crowd out?
Matthew Kahn wonders whether blog reading crowds out book reading. He believes there are two types of blog readers: the nerdy "Wikipedia" types who like variety and suffer from slight...
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