Grabbing money with both hands (and not letting go) is the image that sums up the essence of what the California mega project to build a high speed train from Sacramento to San Diego is all about. Currently guesstimated at $68 billion, of which only $12 billion appear...
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Media Release – Competition can give Saskatchewan inter-city bus riders more for less
Saskatchewan’s inter-city bus ridership levels have declined significantly over the last several decades, while subsidy levels have climbed to $10.5 million in 2012. Saskatchewan should follow states such as Washington, which has de-regulated fares and scheduling, while providing subsidies for unprofitable routes that are socially desirable through a least-cost system awarding routes to carriers willing to do so for the lowest subsidy level possible.
Restructuring Saskatchewan’s Bus Transportation Subsidy Policy
Introduction The Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) is the main provider of bus passenger transportation services in Saskatchewan. Formed in 1946, the company is one of the province’s original government-owned enterprises. Until the early 1980s, STC managed to...
Media Release – What’s Next in the Air Industry?: The Canadian Air Industry and the Case of Porter Airlines
Today, the Frontier Centre for Public Policy issued The Canadian Air Industry and the Case of Porter Airlines, authored by Mary-Jane Bennett. There have been big changes in the Canadian aviation sector. Porter Airlines announced an ambitious expansion last month. WestJet, built on the low-cost model and now in the international market, announced the launch of subsidiary, Encore, to debut this summer. Legacy carrier Air Canada intends to launch its new subsidiary, rouge, this summer as well.
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Policy Restrictions have Caused the Housing Crisis
The choice we face is clear: a modest expansion of greenfield development or greater housing poverty For 18 years, I have been monitoring international housing affordability, as author or co-author of the Demographia Housing Affordability series. The latest...
Leaders on the Frontier | So Much More We Can Be with the Hon. Grant Devine, Premier of Saskatchewan 1982-1991
The April 1982 Saskatchewan election proved to be a major turning point in the province's history. Over its nine years in office, the Devine government commenced and completed numerous policy initiatives in spite of considerable challenges including two recessions. ...
Transit Is No Solution for Global Warming
But a bit of reality is in order. Transit has its place and it is an important place. But for most people and most trips, there is simply no way that transit can compete in travel time or convenience. Worst of all, its high costs make significant expansion unaffordable and thus out of the question and hopeless with respect to any material role in achieving whatever GHG emission reduction objective is finally adopted.
End of Oil Won’t End Car Culture or Shape Cities
Why oil does not matter. Technology will save our suburban lifestyle.
Breakfast on the Frontier – Manitoba’s Gateway to Trade – With Chris Lorentz
Breakfast on the Frontier
The Embarrassment of Our Unearned Riches
The folly of failing to produce a cohesive and determined plan to grow the economy so that Manitoba can stand proudly on its own feet again is becoming increasingly clear.
Calling All Cars
More Taxis Mean Safer Streets, Less Traffic And Less Pollution. So Why Do Cities Refuse To Put More Cabs On The Road?
TriMet to Me: You Cannot Get There From Here
Portland transit is too slow.
Breakfast on the Frontier – International Trade -With Doug Campbell
Breakfast on the Frontier
BACK TO THE FUTURE: LAND TRANSPORT AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
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Canadian Airline Competition More Pie in the Sky than Open Sky
Buy low, sell high; a penny saved is a penny earned; never let New Democrats run the province’s finances. Those are a few common-sense nuggets that the economically astute should agree with. And here’s another one: open skies are great for airline passengers. In a...