US and International

19th Annual Highway Report
System Performance, 1984-2008

"The Hartgen Group's 19th Annual Highway Report, prepared for the Reason Foundation."

Idaho Transportation Funding Issues
Task Force Presentation

"Presentation to the Governor's Task Force on Modernizing Transportation Funding, July 27, 2010."

18th Annual Highway Report
System Performance

"The performance of State Highway Systems, 1984-2007."

Household Travel Survey Costs and Trends, 1988 - 2009
Final Survey Report

"A summary of costs and trip rates for 136 household travel surveys since 1988."

Gridlock and Growth:
The Effect of Traffic Congestion on Regional Economic Performance
Final Report , Summary and Slide Show

"A review of how traffic congestion affects regional productivity in 8 large US regions"  Sponsored by The Reason Foundation, June 2009.

National Study of Traffic Congestion
Final Report  and Data By City and State

"Review of congestion trends and costs of removal for 403 US regions, 2006"  Sponsored by The Reason Foundation, 2006-2007.

Urban Land Institute
Mega-Region Growth and Transportation Investment - Final Report and ULI Brief

"A recent ULI Survey of the 23 largest and fastest growing metropolitan regions found that population growth is expected to increase 39 percent and traffic growth 51 percent over the next 25-30 years. Coping with growing transportation demands represents a significant challenge for urban regions struggling with development and traffic congestion, while providing enhanced transit services. Most of these changes will occur gradually over the long term and be a continuation of current trends."
 

North Carolina

Distributing  Transportation Funds
Road Funding Spotlight, April 2010

Testimony before the Legislative Oversight Committee, North Carolina General Assembly, April 6, 2010 regarding the distribution of transportation funds within North Carolina.

Charlotte's LYNX Line
A Preliminary Assessment, October 2008

A preliminary assessment of LYNX construction costs, ridership, economic impact and cost analysis. Sponsored by the John Locke Foundation.  Policy report, October 2008.

Transportation Issues
The Status of NC's Transportation, February 2009

Remarks at the Shaftsbury Lecture, John Locke Foundation, Raleigh, NC February, 2009
 

Mecklenburg County
"Business Impacts of Charlotte Traffic Congestion"

A review of how Mecklenburg County businesses deal with congestion problems affecting workers, shipments and business activities. Recommendations for effective for congestion relief.
 

South Carolina

SCDOT
South Carolina Economic Impacts of Highways - Report and Impact Forecasting Model

This report documents a study to determine the impacts of major road projects on the economy of South Carolina counties, and to develop a method of estimating the likely economic impact of future road projects. The study gathers extensive data on economic trends for each of South Carolina’s 46 counties for the period 1975-2000.
 

Virginia

VA State Transportation Board
Virginia's Highway Performance - Report

State rankings regarding Virginia's highway performance as reported to the VA State Transportation Board Sept. 17, 2008.