Policy Reports
Using Tolling and Public-Private Partnerships to Fund/Finance Louisiana’s Roadways
Building and maintaining a quality roadway network is critical to the movement of people, goods and [...]
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Candidate Questionnaire 2023
Does your candidate support jobs and opportunities in Louisiana? Election Day 2023 is fast [...]
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Opportunity to Improve Roads Without Tax Increases Coming this Session
It should come as no surprise to any Louisianan that the state consistently ranks near the bottom [...]
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Freedom to Scoot
There is constant news coverage about the newest innovation in transportation. From driverless cars [...]
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Left in the Dust: Louisiana Ridesharing Still Lags Behind
Just a decade ago, the idea of using your cellphone to get ride from a complete stranger, driving [...]
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New Orleans To Refund $28 Million in Red Light Camera Revenue
For years, The Pelican Institute has been warning citizens in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, [...]
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Commentary: Amtrak Illustrates Inefficiency Of Publicly Funded Transportation
No viable enterprise would hope to operate at a profit with the extremely inefficient procedures [...]
Read moreThe Growing Natural Gas Economy
Louisiana’s natural gas has given the state an economic advantage over its neighbors, but the [...]
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Commentary: Obama High Speed Rail Plan Officially DOA
Once the initial government subsidies end, states would be left to pay for the mammoth costs of a [...]
Read moreTransportation Scholar Refutes Case for N.O.-B.R. High-Speed Rail
The debate over whether to build a high-speed rail line spanning 80 miles between Baton Rouge and [...]
Read moreCommentary: Obama’s $53 Billion Transport Boondoggle
"The simple solution is to stop imposing federal boondoggles on the states and let them determine [...]
Read moreTask Force Seeks Louisiana’s Restoration as International Hub for Trade
New Orleans was “Gateway to the Americas” before being surpassed by other Sun Belt [...]
Read moreCommentary: Place Bridge Under State Police to Streamline Bureaucracy and Increase Transparency
As the legislative session comes to a close, the state may pass up an opportunity to streamline [...]
Read moreCommentary: Finding a Middle Ground on Traffic Cameras
The State Legislature has essentially killed a bill that would have done away with the [...]
Read moreTSA’s Conflict Of Interest
Reason Foundation’s director of transportation policy Robert Poole offers a compelling [...]
Read moreAnother Victory Over Red-Light Cameras
Due process won a victory in New Orleans last week. A civil court appeals judge threw out a traffic [...]
Read moreProposed High-Speed Rail No Bargain for Louisiana
A feasibility study by Burk-Kleinpeter Inc. and HDR Engineering emphasizes the economic and social [...]
Read moreCommentary: Traffic Cameras Not the Answer for New Orleans
NPR reports on a public backlash in Arizona against the state’s use of highway traffic cameras, [...]
Read morePrivatized Airline Security?
Jim Harper, host of the Cato Daily Podcast, makes a sharp observation on the new security [...]
Read moreAggressive Ticketing Does More Harm Than Good
In response to a growing budget deficit, the city of New Orleans has stepped up its parking [...]
Read moreNOLA Crime Cameras Finally Get a Conviction
More than five years and six million dollars later, the “crime cameras” planted around [...]
Read moreWhy Louisiana Should Not Build High-Speed Rail
President Obama has earmarked $8 Billion for high-speed rail as part of the stimulus package. [...]
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