20th Annual Highway Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems
Reason Foundation’s 20th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems tracks the performance of state-owned highway systems of the United States from 1984 to 2009. Eleven indicators make...
View ArticleLos Angeles Faces Billions in Unfunded Pension Liabilities
With swearing in of former Los Angeles city councilman Eric Garcetti as mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, the city has a new opportunity to steer itself in the right direction. Maybe.The $7.7 billion...
View ArticleNationâ??s Road Conditions Show Slight Improvement; North Dakota, Kansas and...
As Americans hit the road for the Fourth of July holiday, they’ll be driving on slightly smoother roads, crossing fewer deficient bridges and spending less time stuck in traffic jams according to...
View ArticleNationâ??s Road Conditions Show Slight Improvement; North Dakota, Kansas and...
As Americans hit the road for the Fourth of July holiday, they’ll be driving on slightly smoother roads, crossing fewer deficient bridges and spending less time stuck in traffic jams according to...
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Does California Really Need Major Land Use and Transportation Changes to Meet...
IntroductionCalifornia’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32, Nunez) requires the California Air Resources Board (ARB) “to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the...
View ArticleCalifornia Should Follow Connecticut's Lead on Film Tax Credits
After of wave of new and expanded state film tax credits in recent years, Connecticut has become one of the few to buck the film credit arms race and scale back its program. It is a moderate step, as...
View ArticleCalifornia Needs to Address State Employee Paid Leave Abuses
California's liabilities for state workers' vacation and other paid leave has become a growing problem in recent years. This has been exacerbated by furlough policies that provide workers with a strong...
View ArticleCalifornia Misses Opportunity to Oppose State Pension Bailouts
California had an opportunity this year to take a stand against irresponsible fiscal policies and warn the federal government against any bailouts of state pension systems. This opportunity came in the...
View ArticleOverhauling U.S. Airport Security Screening
The legislation that created the TSA – the Aviation & Transportation Security Act (ATSA) of 2001 – built in a conflict of interest for the new agency. On the one hand, TSA is designated as the...
View ArticleCuts Won't Stop the Crony Capitalism or Corruption in the CDBG Program
Last month, House Republicans introduced a $44.1 billion transportation and housing bill which includes a $1.3 billion cut to the federal Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG). While the cut...
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