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    The Reason Foundation praised the International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association's call for examining toll roads as an option for every future road project to help address growing traffic congestion. Robert Poole argued that governments claim lack of funds but private partnerships could generate capital for expansion. Toll roads allow only users to pay and funds stay local rather than going to other projects. Officials should consider toll roads and public-private partnerships as solutions.

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    Reason Foundation Applauds IBTTA’s Push for Solutions to Gridlock

    Tolling, public-private partnerships are underutilized in the US

    Los Angeles (November 15, 2005) – With traffic congestion mounting across the country, costing
    society billions of dollars in wasted time and resources, the Reason Foundation praised the Inter-
    national Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association’s new call for government officials to examine
    toll roads as an option in every future road project.

    “City and state governments mistakenly claim we don’t have the money required to solve our
    congestion problems,” said Robert Poole, who has advised the last four presidential administra-
    tions on transportation issues and serves as director of transportation at Reason Foundation. “If
    we’d just get out of the stone age, we’d see that there is no shortage of funds for highway expan-
    sion and modernization. The global capital markets are putting billions of dollars into new toll road
    projects in Europe, Australia, and elsewhere. Companies are ready to bear the costs of building
    massive transportation projects here in the US. Tolls for new roadway capacity are not double
    taxation - with tolls, only those who use a roadway pay for it. That means out of state cars and
    trucks pay their fair share, even if they don’t buy fuel in-state. And funds generated in one metro
    area stay in that metro area, rather than being siphoned off for projects elsewhere. If government
    officials are searching for solutions to our traffic woes, they should be considering toll roads.”

    Reason’s Transportation Research

    Reason’s transportation research and commentary, including recent studies on virtual exclusive
    busways, truck-only toll lanes, states selling or leasing their toll lanes and bridges, and public-pri-
    vate partnerships in California can be found online at http://www.reason.org/transportation/index.
    shtml.

    About Reason

    Reason Foundation is a nonprofit think tank dedicated to advancing free minds and free mar-
    kets. Reason produces respected public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the
    critically acclaimed monthly magazine, Reason. To learn more about Reason, please visit www.
    reason.org.

    Contacts

    Robert Poole, Director of Transportation, Reason Foundation, (310) 292-2386


    Chris Mitchell, Media Relations, Reason Foundation, (310) 367-6109

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