• Bicycles' Popularity Grows in Cities
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   December 2010
• Bicycling has become fashionable. Urban and transportation policymakers take note.
• 7 Comments

• The Search for Infrastructure-Driven Transformation
• BY: William Fulton   |   November 2010
• There are infrastructure projects, and then there are infrastructure projects that transform.
• 3 Comments

• Accelerating Amtrak Trains
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   August 2010
• Will superfast train service in the Northeast ever happen?
• 5 Comments

• Long-Term Remedies for Slumping Sales Tax Revenues
• BY: William Fulton   |   July 2010
• Short-term gimmicks to boost local sales tax revenue aren't working anymore.
• 3 Comments

• Installing City-Wide Fiber-Optic Networks
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   June 2010
• Don't wait to find out if Google will install broadband in your city.
• 4 Comments

• Lending a Small Hand
• BY: William Fulton   |   May 2010
• A revived Small Business Administration is good news for local government.
• 4 Comments

• Airport Economics
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   April 2010
• Big city airports need federal regulations to help weather airline instability.
• 2 Comments

• Do Environmental Regulations Hurt the Economy?
• BY: William Fulton   |   March 2010
• Environmental regulations have transformed California's economy but it's not always clear if the result was positive.
• 12 Comments

• The Aughts: The Decade of Infrastructure
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   February 2010
• As the decade ends, there's little to cheer save a notable exception: infrastructure.

• Eminent Domain Outrage in Connecticut
• BY: William Fulton   |   January 2010
• A pharmaceutical giant bugs out, leaving a struggling town without any of the touted tax benefits or job creation.
• 6 Comments

• Transportation Decisions: Part Calculation, Part Imagination
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   December 2009
• When it comes to roads, practicality and economics are important. But so is emotion.

• Community Colleges: Today's Best Source for Job Training?
• BY: William Fulton   |   November 2009
• Academics still matter, but technical knowledge may matter more.

• The Weaknesses of Sweeping Privatization
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   October 2009
• The most important question is not whether private investment in roads and other public infrastructure will revive, but the degree to which it should.

• Economic Planning: More than One Agency Can Handle
• BY: William Fulton   |   September 2009
• There is a good lesson in the travails of a mammoth New York agency.

• Traveling At Good Speed
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   August 2009
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• 2 Comments

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