As the special session convenes today, the General Assembly has got transportation on the brain, and so do we at Bacon’s Rebellion. Indeed, it’s pretty much transportation and land use from start to finish for the June 23, 2008, edition of Virginia’s preeminent public policy e-zine — with a dash of other topics to keep things from getting monotonous.
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The War on Sprawl
Andrew Jackson had his “kitchen” cabinet. Tim Kaine has his “sub” cabinet: five secretaries whose job is to marshal state resources to promote smart growth.
by James A. Bacon
Finding Common Ground
There is no other way to conduct the public business successfully. Let us hope that the lawmakers convening in
by Doug Koelemay
by EM Risse
Another toll-road myth — that governments can access cheaper infrastructure financing than the private sector — has been demolished. The proof? Transurban’s experience in
by Leonard Gilroy
A Transportation Reform Agenda
A comprehensive solution to transportation in
by Michael Thompson
Republicans are bracing for a confrontation this week over transportation taxes and spending. Here are the thoughts, extracted from the first Tertium Quids podcast, of some GOP leading lights.
by Norman Leahy
Richmond vs. Charlotte: an Update
by Peter Galuszka
Before jacking up taxes and throwing money around, let’s audit the plethora of
by Ron Utt
Big increases in electric rates are all but inevitable in
by Barbara Kessinger
Finding Felons in
by Edwin S. Clay
