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Opinion | March 11, 2009
Has High-Speed Rail Arrived?
By Paul Weinstein Jr.
The Obama administration has shown foresight in committing billions to building America's first real high-speed-rail system. Now it needs to make the hard choices to see the journey through to its completion.
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Policy Report | September 4, 2008
Putting America's Transportation System on Track
By Paul Weinstein Jr.
With the airline industry cutting routes and
raising fares, the cost of a gallon of gas racing
past $4, and the unemployment rate rising, the
time for a major investment in high-speed rail
may finally be here.
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Article | March 22, 2005
The Politics of Gridlock
By Robert Atkinson
It appears that Congress will finally reauthorize legislation governing the nation's surface transportation system. But even with new legislation, it's likely that when Congress reauthorizes the legislation again in four years that Americans will suffer from worse, not better, traffic conditions. In this new article, Atkinson examines how the politics of mobility that prevailed until the 1970s has since turned into the politics and gridlock, and what we can do about it.
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Article | September 24, 2003
Conflicts Brew Over TEA-21 Legislation
By Robert Atkinson
At the end of the day, the silver lining behind the TEA-21 reauthorization impasse is that it may give Congress both the time and incentive to do more than simply cobble together a status quo reauthorization.
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Front & Center | August 28, 2003
Ending the Gridlock
By Robert D. Atkinson
The recent Northeast blackout, caused by a system overload, is endemic to our nation's entire transportation and transmission infrastructure. Whether it's transmitting electrons, moving people, or shipping freight, much of our nation's infrastructure is at overcapacity.
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Testimony | May 6, 2003
The Role of Road Pricing in Reducing Traffic Congestion
By Robert Atkinson
While technologies enabling no-hassle road pricing have advanced dramatically, federal and state laws and resistance by transportation agencies hold back this promising innovation.
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Broadcast | April 26, 2003
Transforming Cities
By Robert D. Atkinson
Smart CityTM is a weekly hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life. In April 2003, PPI's Robert D. Atkinson was on the program to discuss "Transforming Cities."
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Policy Report | December 10, 2002
Getting Unstuck: Three Big Ideas To Get Americans Moving Again
By Robert D. Atkinson
As they consider the first major federal transportation legislation of the 21st century, Congress and the administration need to go beyond the status quo and embrace fundamental reform, including increasing surface transportation funding, demanding real accountability for results from states, and harnessing market incentives to solve congestion.
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Editorial | November 10, 2002
In Virginia, Roadkill Right From the Start
By Rob Atkinson
At some point, growing gridlock will again force us to consider taxing ourselves so our infrastructure can catch up with growth. If supporters can learn from this defeat, next time they'll have an easier time winning the hearts and minds of the voters.
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Opinion | October 3, 2001
The Right Way to Build High-Speed Rail
By Paul Weinstein Jr.
If we choose to live in the past and keep propping up Amtrak, passenger rail will just keep creaking along. But if we take a regional approach to rail, high-speed trains can serve an important transportation role in the new economy.
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Blueprint Magazine | September 10, 2001
Putting Rail Back on Track
By Paul Weinstein Jr.
High-speed regional rail corridors are key to saving passenger trains in America.
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Blueprint Magazine | September 10, 2001
The New Politics of Mobility
By Robert D. Atkinson
Real progress in transportation policy depends on all parties finding common ground.
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Front & Center | November 1, 2000
Singing the California Housing Blues
By Fred Siegel
A Post Card From The Left Coast: Proposition 13, the crackpot conservative nostrum for the high property taxes of 25 years ago, is widely credited with decimating California's public education funding. But, writes Fred Siegel, it has come back to haunt something else, too: the state's housing markets.
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Blueprint Magazine | September 1, 2000
Mapping Our Way Out of Gridlock
By Robert D. Atkinson
We need more roads, smarter driving, and sensible development. New laws, and incentives, can give us all three.
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Blueprint Magazine | September 1, 2000
The Quality of Life Agenda
By Fred Siegel and Will Marshall
Voters want livable communities, clean air, smart growth, safe streets and schools -- and relief from the work-family crunch.
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The New Democrat | March 1, 1999
The New Economy Metropolis
By Robert D. Atkinson
Digital forces are driving dispersal.
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The New Democrat | March 1, 1999
The Revolt Against Sprawl
By Debra S. Knopman
Politicians everywhere are searching for solutions to poorly planned local development.
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The New Democrat | March 1, 1999
The Sunny Side of Sprawl
By Fred Siegel
It's the price we pay for the creation of the first mass upper-middle class.
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