By Brian T. Schwartz and Dennis Polhill Road-users can get more mileage from fuel taxes they already pay. But some federal officials and states are considering increasing fuel or other taxes. Bad…
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Is More Mobility at Less Expense Possible?
Is More Mobility at Less Expense Possible? By Will Toor and Dennis Polhill In most arenas, we are used to the notion that you pay for what you get. Intuitively, we all…
Use road taxes for our roads
Denver Post 03/22/2013 By Brian T. Schwartz, PhD. and Dennis Polhill, P.E. denverpost.com http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_22843415/use-road-taxes-our-roads Drivers can get more mileage from fuel taxes they already pay. But some states are considering increasing their fuel…
End Authoritarian Socialist Public Policy
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill RTD’s FasTracks boondoggle is about much more than wasting billions of taxpayer dollars and the implementation of destructive policies. It is about increasing government control over people…
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…
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…
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…