Texas Transportation
My favorite book on transportation policy is “Mobility First”. It explains practical solutions to transportation challenges, such as using existing rights of way to reduce cost and avoid eminent domain. The growth in Texas has put strains on our transportation systems. This was anticipated many years ago when Governor Rick Perry announced the Trans Texas Corridor, which promised to address these concerns. When I first read about it, I was excited. It seemed like a libertarian dream to have private funds provide public roadways. Then I heard fellow libertarians tell me about its monopolistic attributes and eminent domain concerns. Some…