Barbarians at the Gate

The January 3, 2005, edition of the Bacon's Rebellion e-zine has been published. Click here to read it.

Columns of possible interest to devotees of transportation and land use include:

Roads and Reason
Virginia is evolving toward a market-driven transportation system. Let's pick up the pace. Here's what an economically rational funding system would look like.
by James A. Bacon

Caught Between Extremes
Developers and environmental activists have one thing in common: a willingness to use government power to affect land use. Consumers are the losers.
by Patrick McSweeney

A Pricing Approach to Growth
Growth in Virginia is inevitable but sprawl is not. The key is not more government control but less -- in particular, an end to transportation subsidies.
by Patrick McSweeney

Babble Postscript
The use of confusing vocabulary in the discussion of human settlement patterns just won't go away. Here's an update of uses and abuses since our last column.
by EM Risse

Putting a Price on Mobility
Congestion tolls on Virginia’s highways would encourage motorists to engage in economic thinking, changing their behavior and reducing the rush hour crunch.
by Geoffrey Segal