Robert M. Poole
Writer at Reason Foundation
Articles
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1 week ago |
reason.org | Robert M. Poole
In this issue:Separating ATC operations from FAA safety regulatorReviving the case for ADS-B/InA flawed approach to reforming airport securityHow could London Heathrow lose all electric power?
Interstates first: Why the transition to road user charges should begin with limited access highways
1 week ago |
reason.org | Robert M. Poole
Since 1919, motor fuel taxes have been the principal source of state highway funding, and since the 1956 legislation authorizing the federal Highway Trust Fund, revenue from federal gasoline and diesel taxes has been the principal source of federal highway funding as well. Yet, the transportation community has concluded that this fuel tax funding source is not sustainable in the long term. One reason is ever-increasing vehicle fuel economy improvements.
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2 weeks ago |
reason.org | Robert M. Poole
In this issue:How to jump-start U.S. mileage-based user feesAssessing U.S. transportation’s impact on GHG emissionsCalifornia’s dubious road user charge planNTSB rips Maryland over Key Bridge collapseAn obscure federal rule may delay driverless trucksRethinking the federal role, continuedNews NotesQuotable QuotesHow to Jump-Start U.S. Mileage-Based User FeesThe need to shift highway funding from fuel taxes to per-mile charges is widely acknowledged in transportation policy circles.
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1 month ago |
reason.org | Robert M. Poole
My first exposure to the idea of congestion pricing was in the 1970s when future Nobel economics laureate William Vickrey and the Urban Institute were studying cordon charging for big cities such as New York. However, the lack of a practical way of collecting cordon tolls without toll booths stymied progress for decades until the advent of all-electronic tolling. Singapore’s somewhat authoritarian government was the first to implement cordon pricing, aided by an enormous tax on car ownership.
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1 month ago |
reason.org | Robert M. Poole
In this issue:NTSB collision assessment faults FAAHow not to fix a broken air traffic control systemTSA ends union representation for airport screenersIs Europe’s Net Zero 2050 down the drain? Europe’s eVTOL startups are fading awayAtlanta’s last chance for a second airportCorrections to controller training articleNews notesQuotable quotesNTSB Collision Assessment Faults FAAIn its preliminary assessment of the Jan.
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