Randal O’Toole writes for the Federalist about COVID-19’s implications for a form of transportation that crams many people into small, confined spaces.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2020 @ 3:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A few days a week, I ride a Triangle Transit 301 bus to and from the palatial Civitas HQ in the Warehouse District of Raleigh. But even as a transit rider, my blood runs cold when I hear government planners are plotting ways to bring throw taxpayers' money at light-rail systems and commuter rail...
Published: Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 @ 1:47 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On the eve of his birth, the mother of Buddha dreamed that a white elephant presented her with a lotus flower, a sign of wisdom and purity. Throughout history a white elephant was regarded in Buddhist kingdoms as a symbol of divine blessing.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 8:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wake County's decision not to put a half-cent sales tax referendum on the Nov. 6 general election ballot "is troubling" to Durham County officials, and will affect how they move forward with a tri-county regional transit plan featuring a mixture of light rail and expanded bus service.
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 @ 1:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some three dozen people delivered impassioned pleas Monday afternoon to the Wake County Board of Commissioners, urging them to place a half-cent sales tax on the November ballot.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2012 @ 8:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Orange County voters will decide the fate of a nearly $1.4 billion light rail project for Durham and Orange counties in the Nov. 6 general election.
Published: Sunday, June 10th, 2012 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners is expected Tuesday to approve a $1.4 billion light-rail project for Durham and Orange counties and vote June 5 on a half-cent sales tax to fund the controversial transit plan.
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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