Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill Like here in Denver, the Orange County Transportation Authority in California has expressed an interest in constructing light rail. The conflict of interest is obvious. If OCTA…
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Let Those Who Receive the Benefits Pay the Costs
An analysis of the Colorado state government’s flawed plan for I-25 Issue Paper By Stephen R. Mueller, P. E. and Dennis Polhill, P. E. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. This report presents a detailed analysis…
The Mass Transit Delusion
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill There is no truth to the belief that light rail improves traffic congestion. A look at the failure of light rail in Portland, Oregon and elsewhere shows…
Light Rail in Denver – Taking the Taxpayers for a Ride
Issue Paper By Stephen R. Mueller and Dennis PolhillSenior Fellows, The Independence Institute In Brief: Congress is considering giving Denver hundreds of millions of dollars to construct an eight mile extension of…
Denver’s Road to Ruin
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill, Stephen R. Mueller The citizens and taxpayers of the Denver metropolitan region have shown their willingness to fund numerous imaginative public works and civic improvement projects over…
RTD is on the Prowl
Opinion Editorial By Dennis Polhill Watch out Colorado. The Regional Transportation District (RTD) has an insatiable appetite for tax dollars and they are eyeing the state coffers. They have a plan to…
Stop That Train Part II- A Reply to RTD
By Stephen Mueller & Dennis Polhill Executive Summary In March 1993, the Independence Institute published an Issue Paper titled Stop that Train, which contented that the plans ofthe Regional Transportation District (RTD) to…
Stop That Train: RTD’s Light Rail Boondoggle is on a Fast Track for Disaster
By Stephen R. Mueller P. E. and Dennis Polhill P. E. In Brief: Entire Paper: Stop that Train: RTD’s Light Rail Boondoggle is on a Fast Track for Disaster (PDF)
MAC: What’s the Bottom Line?
The Colorado Leader — October 10, 1992 … also published in the Haxtun Herald, Haxtun, CO on Oct. 14, 1992 By Dennis Polhill An upcoming vote by the Denver Regional Council of Governments will determine whether…
Infrastructure Maintenance Investment: Beyond the Benefit-Cost Analysis
byWillard PricePhD School of Business and Public AdministrationUniversity of the Pacific andDennis PolhillMPW Pavement Management Systems Denver Presented atthe 1990 Regional IX Conference of the American Society for Public Administration Honolulu, HawaiiOctober…