Toll Roads: It's Right Thing To Do

Mike Krusee, Texas House Transportation Committee Chair, says tolls are more efficient and equitable than gas taxes.

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April 25, 2006, 9:00 AM PDT

In a recent speech, Mike Krusee, Texas House Transportation Committee Chair, points to a future in which transportation facilities are funded by users and, in at least some cases, built by the private sector under state-granted concessions.

This vison has major implications for both land use and transportation planning.

Thanks to Ben Luckens

FULL STORY: "We should toll, not because we have to, but because it's the best way" - Mike Krusee

Sunday, April 23, 2006 in tollroadnews.com

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