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Introduction North Carolina has more than 80,500 miles of state-owned highways, more than any other state besides Texas. Unlike Texas, which owns one-fourth of the 322,000 miles of roads in…
Increased fuel efficiency and more electric vehicles may render the gas tax obsolete. New methods to pay for North Carolina roads must follow the user-pays principle, meaning drivers pay in…
The bad news for North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (NCDOT) continues. A May 2020 audit found that NCDOT overspent by $742 million in the fiscal year ending June 30 ,2019…
If you watched last week’s Shaftesbury Society meeting, you heard Cato Institute transportation expert Randal O’Toole’s recommendation that North Carolina rely more on user fees to meet its transportation needs.…
In his recent report on state transportation spending, Randal O’Toole agrees with the NC FIRST Commission that the state should move from the gas tax to a mileage-based user fee for road…
In January 2021, a state commission recommended that the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) budget be increased by a behemoth 40%. The recommendation generates critical questions that must be…
In January 2021, a state commission recommended that the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) budget be increased by a behemoth 40%. The recommendation generates critical questions that must be…
Randal O’Toole writes for the Federalist about COVID-19’s implications for a form of transportation that crams many people into small, confined spaces. When most of the nation’s governors shut down…
Randal O’Toole of the Cato Institute counters the myth that European passenger trains offer a good model for American communities. The reality is that Europe’s trains are enjoyed by tourists,…
Rail transit is losing riders in big numbers nationwide. Technological changes and market forces — greater job dispersal, Uber and Lyft, low gas prices thanks to fracking, and soon, driverless…
The next time you hear someone decry “urban sprawl,” you might want to reacquaint yourself with key findings from the research of Randal O’Toole of the Cato Institute. Growth management…
Charlotte is working on a total rewrite of its zoning ordinances. And it sounds like it’s going to be a long process – another 2-3 years. It’s a process I’ll be watching…