The “fairness” of tolling I-80

• Nathan Benefield
• August 1, 2008

Here is my letter to the editor in the Intelligencer Journal Your July 28 editorial, “No free way,” implies that tolling I-80 is somehow more “fair” than a…

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Taxes & Economy

New analysis of where I-80 tolls will go

• Nathan Benefield
• July 23, 2008

While I have previously posted that I-80 tolls will mostly go to other projects, rather than stay on I-80, the Turnpike Commissions new application for tolling I-80 changes that…

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Government Accountability

Why Turnpike Commission lobbying matters

• Nathan Benefield
• July 14, 2008

A reader’s comments on our latest PikeTV video and reports on Turnpike lobbying argues that private bidders are also lobbying, and that tolling I-80 is “more fair” (i.e.

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Regulation

Lease It, If You Must Toll It

• July 14, 2008

Turnpike Commission’s plans for I-80 will cost Pennsylvanians billions HARRISBURG, PA — As the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission rolled out its plans for Interstate 80, the Commonwealth Foundation called on Gov.

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Leasing the turnpike is a better way for Pa

• Nathan Benefield
• June 30, 2008

Former PA Transporation Secretary (and Turnpike Commissioner) Howard Yerusalim on the Turnpike lease in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Already, similar public-private lease arrangements are working in Indiana and the…

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Turnpike Commission Pushes Premature Vote on Lease Plan to Kill It

• June 27, 2008

House Transportation Committee may vote on lease proposal on Saturday HARRISBURG, PA — On the heels of two days of hearings in the House Transportation Committee on the proposed…

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TurnpikeFacts.com Exposes Turnpike Commissions Fiction

• June 23, 2008

Commonwealth Foundation educational campaign explores the costs, benefits, and potential pitfalls of a Turnpike lease  HARRISBURG, PA — In anticipation of the upcoming debate in Harrisburg about the merits…

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How many lobbyists does it take to drive a bus?

• Nathan Benefield
• June 20, 2008

Mass transit is in trouble, we are told. Despite exposes of waste, legislators and the Governor feel we need to pump more money into transit systems (without reforming them),…

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Q&A on the Turnpike | CFTV on YouTube

• June 12, 2008

If you were unable to join us for Policies & Principles Luncheon on Tuesday, June 10th with Roy Kienitz of the Governor’s Office discussing a lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike,…

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