Road Pricing

Bi-Partisan Attack on LA HOT Lanes

The Democrat, Maxine Waters, objects to the 10 & 110 Freeway high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on the basis of equity while Rep. Gary G. Miller, the ranking CA Republican on the House Transportation Committee, sees it as "double taxation".
16 March 2011 - 9:00am
Los Angeles Times

The Selfish Automobile

Sun, 10/24/2010 - 23:07

Why are otherwise generous and smart people sometimes selfish and irrational? 

24% Reduction in Emissions Possible by 2050

Changing changing transportation habits and land-use patterns in America could result in a 24 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, says a new report from Cambridge Systematics.
30 July 2009 - 1:00pm
The New York Times

Moving Cooler Report: Solutions and Criticisms

Thu, 07/30/2009 - 09:52

The new report, Moving Cooler: Transportation Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, written by Cambridge Systematics and sponsored by a variety of organizations, identifies several dozen transportation climate change emission reduction strategies, including improvements to efficient modes (walking, cycling and public transit), pricing reforms and smart growth land use policies.

Are planners ready for the Drew Carey (not so free) freeway?

Tue, 10/16/2007 - 04:43

Technology creates new challenges and opportunities, and this came home to me a couple of weeks ago when I was previewing a rough cut of Gridlock: Hell on Wheels, a video on traffic congestion released by Reason Foundation today. In the video, Comedian Drew Carey makes the following off-the-cuff comment on a morning drive-time radio show: “I would love to own a freeway in LA.”

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