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View in your browser. Over the last ten years there have been a number of cities across the country that have pursued streetcars as a method of economic revitalization. The…
The Greensboro News & Record‘s “Off The Record” editor’s blog noted this week John Locke Foundation President John Hood’s suggestion that North Carolina adopt “Teachable Tuesdays” as a corrective to…
Lachlan Markay at the Washington Free Beacon examines the prospects of a U.S. Department of Transportation run by Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx. You’ll recognize the name of one observer who’s…
Cato’s Randal O’Toole writes here that Foxx is an enthusiast for light rail “investments” which sound so nice but always cost far more than the benefits they deliver.
Obama has nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the new Secretary of Transportation, but the Wall Street Journal’s editorial today questions whether he’s a good choice: After holding the…
To become secretary of transportation, in a move that has been rumored about for several months. Do suspect we’ll hear more from the ambitious Anthony Foxx here in North Carolina…
Time Warner Cable fail yesterday –the whole bundle –Internet, phone, cable –so here’s catching up: *N&R’s Eddie Wooten rounds up reaction from local runners to the Boston Marathon bombings; Winston-Salem…
Congratulations, General Tata. Kudos, Gov. -Elect McCrory.
View in your browser. Weekly John Locke Foundation research division newsletter focusing on environmental issues. The newsletter highlights relevant analysis done by the JLF and other think tanks as well…
By now you’ve heard, but I can’t let it pass: A 1.5 mile streetcar line at a cost of $25 million. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says it will become an…
The Secretary of Transportation is looking at technology to disable cell phones in cars. If distractions are the issue, as Secretary LaHood says, then when will kids be banned? As…
The N.C. Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform, of which JLF is a member, has closely examined the recent stories about fundraising and private meetings by the N.C. Board of…