Thursday, October 15, 2009

Former DOT Secretary weighs in on Transportation Bill

Reference: National Journal Online -- Insider Interviews -- Bush DOT Chief Discusses Reauthorization.

I agree with the thoughts of increased tolling and more fees other than the gas tax.  I also agree with $1B per year for technology, but it has to be managed right.

I'm also glad that the performance measures are measurable:

  • Congestion (we can measure that - it is the percent of a region's network that is operating with a demand greater than its capacity)

  • Costs (we can measure that, although we have to watch how we do it, as we don't want to have a system be considered bad if gas prices hit $4/gallon)

  • Safety (we DO measure this - it is the number of injuries and deaths on the road)

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