Issue Paper By Dennis Polhill SummaryBy using the power of the market to help the T-REX project, congestion-free, free-flow traffic travel can be made available to both carpoolers and single occupant drivers….
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RTD Striking Out; Batting Zero
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill As the possibility of a strike grew nearer, stronger threats against the Regional Transportation District union were made: contracts with private companies might weaken discipline, or break…
Transportation Choice: Politics Versus Mobility
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill The cost of traffic congestion exceeds the cost to eliminate it. An ongoing project of the Texas Transportation Institute estimates traffic congestion annually. TTI calculated the cost…
Colorado’s Anti-Transportation Policy (Issue Backgrounder)
Issue Backgrounder By Dennis Polhill, Matthew Edgar The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) recently updated its Metro Vision 2020 Regional Transportation Plan. Although their transportation agenda is not directly stated, hints…
Consent of the Governed
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill The Founders wrote in the Declaration of Independence, “whenever any form of government becomes destructive, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish…
Transit Failure Exposed by Census
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill, Scott Barton Traffic congestion is getting worse and transit is not helping. Analysis of 2000 Census data by Randall OToole of the Thoreau Institute (www.ti.org) reveals that…
Is RTD Passing Gas?
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill Ozone is a known cancer-causing agent. It also causes lung irritation and difficulty in breathing, especially among the very young, elderly, and those with respiratory ailments. Ozone…
Don’t Be Confused by the Ambiguous Semantics of Privatization
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill As a fundamental rule of negotiation and basic courtesy, it is counterproductive to offend ones adversary when first introduced. The predictably defensive reaction among government managers ostracizes…
‘Honest’ Bob Schaffer Teaches Congress About Honor & Principles
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill The clamor over Congressman Bob Schaffers announcement to honor his pledge to serve only three terms in the U.S. House is deafening. One might conclude that integrity…
Monorail to Vail: An Orgy of Collectivist Abuse
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill The failed monorail proposal contained interesting aspects, one of them being the absurdity of its discussion as a viable proposal. Voters wisely recognized the dubious and speculative…