Liberty
I Can’t Drive 55
I drove from Asheville to Durham yesterday, and it was an ordeal. For most of the trip, I was behind people going 5mph below the speed limit. Traffic reports noted…
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Gender Quotas in Government Contracts
I only really got angry with my college advisor once, and that was when he suggested that I’d be well-placed to apply to elite grad schools because, on top of…
Liberty
How Do You Get More Multimodal Traffic Plans?
Walking the boss’ dog the other day, I noticed at dog level two teeny, tiny signs, maybe 8” x 7” with a lot of writing. I turned back to read…
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Remember to Turn off the Engine in Stop & Go Interstate Traffic
Since at least 1989, when I moved down here, I-26, by what is now the Captain Jeff Bowen Bridge, has been the site of at least one rush hour accident…
Liberty
Time to Say Something Nice about Asheville
Contrary to opinion, or perhaps only to make opinion look bad, Asheville once again has the appearance of taking care of its water infrastructure, upgrading a long stretch of nasty,…
Liberty
Obstructions Victorious until 2020
In 1989, the state began talking about constructing a connector for I-26. It would hopefully have done something about the weekly, Friday rush-hour, accident-induced traffic delays. Then “environmental” “obstructionists” objected.…
Liberty
Even Mike Munger’s Surprised By This Government Power Play
I would have bet my house that a government power play couldn’t surprise Duke University Professor Mike Munger, the 2008 Libertarian candidate for governor and a realist about power and…
Liberty
Feeling a Little Lost These Days?
If you’re snowed in and bored and looking for something to offend you, maybe this symbol war could interest you: A spokeswoman with the state Department of Transportation said they…
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Fraud at DOT?
Allegations have surfaced claiming DOT employees in Haywood County may have been getting more than they agreed to in their contracts.
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If only they would apply the same standard across the board
The Budget and Tax Center has a new paper on transportation funding in the state. Despite some of the typical problem recommendations, such as “don’t cut anything else because the…
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Toll bridge over the Yadkin?
The Lexington Dispatch weighs in on the crazy idea of replacing the Interstate 85 bridge over the Yadkin River with a toll bridge. It’s a heavily traveled bridge for local…
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Re: Four-Year Graduation Rate
On the heels of Terry’s wonderful blog about yet another failure of public education, one has to wonder why legislators are not calling for massive resignations from the Department of…