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Marc Scribner

@marcscribner

Transportation policy @ReasonFdn. Covering infrastructure, planes, trains, and automobiles—especially when robots are involved.

Washington, DC Katılım Ocak 2009
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@binarybits @Abi0lvera Streetcars aren’t a great analogy because they ran on schedules and fixed routes. Better are the jitneys that the streetcar industry lobbied cities to outlaw. (Although back then, these modes were mainly used by the middle class; the poor couldn’t afford the fares and walked.)
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Timothy B. Lee@binarybits·
This @Abi0lvera piece on why self-driving cars could be good for low-income people is worth your time.
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@Oriana0214 @SamOgozalek It looks like we may be only half a decade behind Nav Canada, which deployed Digital Twin-Sector Performance Optimizer nationwide last year. That’s very good by FAA standards.
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Adrian Moore@reasonpolicy·
When California’s high speed rail project was approved they said it would cost ~$30billion, @ReasonFdn estimated closer to $80bn. When voters approved a $10bn bond to help fund in they said the project would cost $45bn, @ReasonFdn estimated closer $100bn, Now the state says it will cost between $126bn and $232bn!! When will people give up on this unbelievable boondogle? fresnobee.com/news/local/hig…
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Mileage-based user fees could be a superior alternative to fuel taxes in funding roadways, but many are concerned about privacy risks. Fortunately, user privacy can be protected by careful system design and clear legal rules. My latest @ReasonFdn: reason.org/commentary/pri…
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Marc Scribner@marcscribner·
@RyanLEllis @norton_tj EPW would probably make more sense since a large share of federal transit spending comes from the Highway Trust Fund.
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@norton_tj @RyanLEllis The historical quirk is the federal transit program started under the HUD predecessor Housing and Home Finance Agency, which was under the jurisdiction of the Banking Committee.
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Dominic Pino
Dominic Pino@DominicJPino·
D.C. transit ridership has recovered from the pandemic better than most U.S. transit systems, after falling further. Yet taxpayers who don’t take the train or bus are increasingly subsidizing those who do, and it’s not sustainable. 🧵
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Reason Foundation@ReasonFdn·
"What is the benefit of perpetuating a financial zombie like Spirit Airlines? There’s certainly none for taxpayers, who would ultimately be responsible for this bad investment." — @marcscribner buff.ly/PE4EmpE
Adrian Moore@reasonpolicy

Exactly! It’s true that if the Biden administration had not foolishly, killed the JetBlue merger with Spirit, we would not now be in a position where the administration is contemplating bailing out Spirit with taxpayer dollars. Nevertheless, that bailout doesn’t make any sense and will just compound the initial error.

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This makes no sense. The LCC/ULCC model has always been more sensitive to market fluctuations than legacy “frills” carriers. That rapid entry and exit is central to pro-competitive effect on route pricing. Subsidizing a failing ULCC short-circuits air travel dynamism.
Brian Schwartz@schwartzbWSJ

SCOOP: The Trump administration and Spirit Airlines are nearing a deal where the U.S. government would put up to $500 million into Spirit Airlines stock warrants to try to save the company, leading to a potential significant stake in the company. Team effort w/ @alyrose and @AndrewScurria wsj.com/business/airli…

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@DominicJPino This funding dispersion to local roads would be more defensible if the core federal-aid network was in a consistent state of good repair.
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@DominicJPino It’s even worse if you consider the purpose of the HTF/user tax deal to support the Interstate system or even the broader National Highway System. The Highway Account can support anything other than urban local streets and rural minor collectors. Very expansive federal interest!
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Dominic Pino@DominicJPino·
One problem with the "user fee" argument for the gas tax, at least at the federal level, is that a bunch of the money in the Highway Trust Fund is spent on stuff other than highways, breaking the connection between taxpayer and public services.
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In the Wall Street Journal, I discuss the flaws with TSA's governance model and screening contracting program. It's been highlighted how the few contract screening airports were immune to the DHS shutdown, but understanding why contracting is unpopular is key to improving TSA.
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Marc Scribner@marcscribner·
Nav Canada began developing their Digital Twin-Sector Performance Optimizer in 2020 and was operational throughout the Canadian airspace last year. A six year lag behind Canada is not bad by FAA standards.
Will Guisbond@willguisbond

SCOOP: The FAA is quietly developing a new AI-powered software tool for air traffic management that could fundamentally change how the U.S. airspace system operates. Palantir, Thales, Airspace Intelligence all bidding. via @theaircurrent: theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-co…

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