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Eileen Norcross
Vice President of Policy Research
Emily Hamilton
Research Fellow
Adam Thierer
Senior Research Fellow
Robert Krol
Senior Affiliated Scholar

Expert Commentary
Transportation Policy
Green New Deal's Plan For Planes, Trains, And Automobiles Won't Work
Forbes
Adam Millsap
February 9, 2019
Expert Commentary
Transportation Innovation
Hate Long TSA Lines? Hate Them Enough to Get Your Eye Scanned Instead?
Reason
Andrea O'Sullivan
February 5, 2019
Public Interest Comment
Regulation
The Department of Transportation Should Maintain Strict Tech Neutrality for V2X Devices
Brent Skorup
January 25, 2019
Expert Commentary
Regulation
Could AV START Actually Be a Speed Bump for Autonomous Vehicle Innovation?
Tech Liberation Front
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
December 11, 2018
Expert Commentary
Regulation
When Detroit Met Silicon Valley
InsideSources
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
December 11, 2018
Public Interest Comment
Regulation
Continuing DOT's Automated Vehicle Soft-Law Approach Will Encourage Innovation and Promote Safety
Jennifer Huddleston Skees, Trace Mitchell
November 30, 2018
Expert Commentary
Regulation
Your Flying Car Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think
Wall Street Journal
Brent Skorup
November 20, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
New Scooter Lawsuits Threaten Innovation
The Orange County Register
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
November 16, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
Do DC Leaders Want More Innovative Transportation or Not?
Washington Examiner
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
November 16, 2018
Expert Commentary
Transportation Innovation
Lessons from the "Scooter Wars"
InsideSources
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
September 26, 2018

Public Interest Comment
Regulation
The Department of Transportation Should Maintain Strict Tech Neutrality for V2X Devices
Brent Skorup
January 25, 2019
Public Interest Comment
Regulation
Continuing DOT's Automated Vehicle Soft-Law Approach Will Encourage Innovation and Promote Safety
Jennifer Huddleston Skees, Trace Mitchell
November 30, 2018
Mercatus on Policy Series
State and Local Policy
How Congestion Pricing Influences Equity
Robert Krol
December 13, 2017
Mercatus on Policy Series
State and Local Policy
Florida, High-Speed Rail, and the Perils of Policymaking by Constitution
David M. Primo, Jake Jares
November 20, 2017
Mercatus on Policy Series
State and Local Policy
Federal Highway Funding Needs to Change
Robert Krol
August 23, 2017
State Testimony
Study of American Capitalism
Back to the Future: A Guide for Reforming Indianapolis's Taxi Regulations
Michael D. Farren
June 1, 2017
Research Paper / Study
State and Local Policy
Improving Funding and Management of Surface Transportation Infrastructure
Veronique de Rugy, Tracy C. Miller
May 16, 2017
Policy Briefs
State and Local Policy
Addressing Concerns with Congestion Pricing
Tracy C. Miller, Michael Wilt, Thomas Savidge, Ted Bolema
May 16, 2017
Research Paper / Study
State and Local Policy
Infrastructure Finance: A Mercatus Colloquium
May 16, 2017
State Testimony
Technology Policy
Highly Automated Vehicle Policies in Pennsylvania
Brent Skorup
March 21, 2017

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.

Chart / Data Visualization
Technology Policy
Airplane Speeds Have Stagnated for 40 Years
Eli Dourado, Michael Kotrous
July 20, 2016
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
The Federal Gasoline Tax Should Be Abolished, Not Increased
Veronique de Rugy
February 2, 2015
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Infrastructure Spending Increase in the Last 10 Years
Veronique de Rugy
September 12, 2011

Expert Commentary
Transportation Policy
Green New Deal's Plan For Planes, Trains, And Automobiles Won't Work
Forbes
Adam Millsap
February 9, 2019
Expert Commentary
Transportation Innovation
Hate Long TSA Lines? Hate Them Enough to Get Your Eye Scanned Instead?
Reason
Andrea O'Sullivan
February 5, 2019
Expert Commentary
Regulation
Could AV START Actually Be a Speed Bump for Autonomous Vehicle Innovation?
Tech Liberation Front
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
December 11, 2018
Expert Commentary
Regulation
When Detroit Met Silicon Valley
InsideSources
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
December 11, 2018
Expert Commentary
Regulation
Your Flying Car Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think
Wall Street Journal
Brent Skorup
November 20, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
New Scooter Lawsuits Threaten Innovation
The Orange County Register
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
November 16, 2018
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
Do DC Leaders Want More Innovative Transportation or Not?
Washington Examiner
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
November 16, 2018
Expert Commentary
Transportation Innovation
Lessons from the "Scooter Wars"
InsideSources
Jennifer Huddleston Skees
September 26, 2018
Expert Commentary
Transportation Financing
Shuster's Highway Funding Plan Would Boost Taxes Now, for Transportation Tax Reform Later
Investor's Business Daily
Tracy C. Miller
September 4, 2018
Expert Commentary
Technology Policy
Rethink Everett’s Proposed Changes to Taxi Rules
Everett Herald
Michael D. Farren
August 23, 2018

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.