Transportation policy @ReasonFdn. Covering infrastructure, planes, trains, and automobiles—especially when robots are involved.marcscribner.com Washington, DCJoined January 2009
Is the air traffic control system broken? Flying in the U.S. is still exceptionally safe, but the system relies on outdated tech and is under tremendous strain. Six experts tell us how it got this way and how it can (maybe) be fixed. link.podtrac.com/xnpn0iin
While the United States has mostly private utilities and has had several decades of long-term public-private partnerships in highways and transit, all but one of its commercial airports are government-owned.
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In the latest @ReasonFdn Surface Transportation Innovations newsletter, I discuss how a potential Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger could enhance freight transportation competition—but maximizing the benefits requires safety regulatory modernization.
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Remote air traffic control towers offer many benefits and are increasingly mainstream around the world.
But despite developing the initial concept 20 years ago, FAA has failed to deploy any because of cascading government failure.
My latest @ReasonFdn: reason.org/aviation-polic…
The proposed EU Space Act looks like other recent EU legislation that layered on overly prescriptive regulation to restrict competition.
My comments @ReasonFdn urge the U.S. government to push back on these provisions in its consultation with the EU: reason.org/testimony/prop…
This may be my favorite @nickgillespie interview as a longtime CBV and Cracker fan. Also ft. @tedfrank shoutout for representing @davidclowery in his objection to the very objectionable cy-pres-only Google Street View class-action settlement.
This may be my favorite @nickgillespie interview as a longtime CBV and Cracker fan. Also ft. @tedfrank shoutout for representing @davidclowery in his objection to the very objectionable cy-pres-only Google Street View class-action settlement.
In my latest @ReasonFdn, I examine the launch of the Tesla Robotaxi in Austin a few weeks ago.
While Tesla has a manufacturing advantage over its competitors, it’s starting from behind with a product with some potentially serious performance limitations. reason.org/transportation…
This will be law tomorrow. I like ATC facility consolidation, but carrying it out will take a lot more money. And while I don’t think this will deliver “a brand new ATC system,” the remote tower funding might do some real good.
My May remote tower report: reason.org/wp-content/upl…
This will be law tomorrow. I like ATC facility consolidation, but carrying it out will take a lot more money. And while I don’t think this will deliver “a brand new ATC system,” the remote tower funding might do some real good.
My May remote tower report: reason.org/wp-content/upl…
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98K Followers 1K Following@CatoInstitute Vice President (Econ/Trade), @DukeLaw adjunct, @TheDispatch newsletter-er. CH❤️RTS. You didn't read the article, did you? Go @Rangers.
89K Followers 892 FollowingChief economist at @InnovateEconomy. Host of the EconTwitter Water Cooler, live on twitter spaces and downloadable here: https://t.co/toyjfDruRu
26K Followers 4K FollowingAuthor of NIMBY NATION (Bloomsbury, 2027). American historian and Klarman Fellow @Cornell. Learn more: https://t.co/KcXeT9CtTX
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6K Followers 1K FollowingPromoting an internet built on free enterprise and free expression, and some other moderately-educated thoughts on policy. Director of Policy @NetChoice.
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815 Followers 345 FollowingHelping lead the revolution of the transportation industry. CEO @INRIX. Formerly @Microsoft and @Ford. Christian, husband, father, boater, tech geek.
5K Followers 2K FollowingPlanes, trains, scooters, automobiles, eVTOLs -- I write stories about how people get around (and sometimes don't) for The Washington Post.
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3K Followers 225 FollowingThe National Transportation Library is a digital repository of the US Dept of Transportation, providing public access to research reports and data.
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8K Followers 2K FollowingLawyer, computer scientist & author of book 'Getting Out of Control.' Was chief technologist @FTC, now Head of AI Policy at Abundance Institute.
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