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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 | Commentary by MICHAEL NEROZZI
Tolling I-80 is a Recipe for Disaster
Once again, state lawmakers, bureaucrats and special interest groups are looking for another way to grab more money from Pennsylvanians. The latest rendition is tolling Interstate 80 across the northern tier of Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, the I-80 tolling proposal doesn’t comply with federal law, ignores much-needed reform in transp
JULY 23, 2009 | Commentary by RANDAL O'TOOLE
Why Pennsylvania Should Not Build High-Speed Rail
Last week, Gov. Rendell submitted an application to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a share of the $8 billion of stimulus money Congress allocated for high-speed rail. This raises a question for Pennsylvanians: Are you willing to pay $1,000 so that someone—probably not you—can ride high-speed trains less t
JUNE 26, 2007 | Commentary by NATHAN BENEFIELD
How to Fix Mass Transit
In their final report, the Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission wrote: The Commission concludes that no additional funding should be provided for highways, bridges and transit unless a series of parallel actions are taken to reform funding structure and a number of transportation business practices. [
JUNE 26, 2007 | Policy Brief by GRANT R. GULIBON
Mass Transit Reform: Lessons for Pennsylvania
Executive Summary Pennsylvania’s two major public transit agencies, the Philadelphia-area Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Pittsburgh-based Port Authority Transit (PAT), have been in financial crisis for years, with no indication of abatement. In response to budget shortfalls—SEPTA and
MARCH 6, 2007 | Policy Report by MATTHEW BROUILLETTE, GEOFFREY F. SEGAL, ADRIAN T. MOORE
The Emerging Paradigm: Financing and Managing Pennsylvanias Transportation Infrastructure and Mass Transit
In November 2006, Governor Ed Rendell’s Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission identified a $1.7 billion annual shortfall in funding for the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure and mass transit services. The Commission suggested an additional $900 million for state highways and bridges, $65 million for loc
DECEMBER 16, 2004 | Commentary by GRANT R. GULIBON
Competition: The Real Solution to Public Transit's "Crisis"
Pennsylvania's two major public transit agencies--the Philadelphia-based Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Pittsburgh-based Port Authority Transit (PAT)--are facing a financial crisis. But it's not due to a lack of taxpayer funding.
NOVEMBER 10, 2004 | Policy Points by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION
Rail Transit: "Corridor One"
Although everyone agrees that traffic congestion and air pollution are neither good nor desirable for Central Pennsylvania, regional rail transit—otherwise known as “Corridor One”—is not the solution to these problems. In fact, while the benefits of rail transit are touted as intuitive, the empirical evidence suggests
FEBRUARY 24, 2004 | Commentary by GRANT GULIBON, RANDAL O'TOOLE
Pennsylvania's Great Rail Disasters
Every Pennsylvanian agrees that traffic congestion and air pollution are hardly good or desirable things for our cities. But there is much less agreement on what strategies should be used to make Pennsylvania's population centers better places to live, work, and raise a family. One popular solution that has been tried in the Commonwealth's major
