privatization

Private enterprise must take the leading role in managing roads - advocacy in Britain


Excerpt from article on oped page of Yorkshire Post, York UK

"Congestion has now spread out from the larger cities to small towns and sections of rural motorway (in Yorkshire). The Government has failed to respond adequately to consumer demand and the resulting delays are becoming increasingly costly.

"It's no wonder that motorists feel ripped off. They pay large amounts in tax but get a poor standard of service in return.
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Massachusetts officials look for new toll revenues & will consider concessions


Massachusetts officials are looking at a variety of measures to generate more funds for transport, local reports say. The Boston Globe reports the chairman of the legislature's joint transportation committee Senator Steven Baddour (Dem) as saying that "everything needs to be on the table".
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Why privatization failed in Pennsylvania - COMMENTARY


An opinion survey just out shows the Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell as having a public approval rating 53% favorable to 37% unfavorable, a slippage from the 61% to 30% support in February and from the 57% to 33% in late March. Rendell has been heavily involved in advocacy of Turnpike privatization – the principal political issue before the Pennsylvania public this year.
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Florida house passes HB7033 tollroad privatization bill 74/40


The Florida state house has passed HB7033, a bill allowing the state transport department (FDOT) to "lease toll facilities to private entities." The bill passed the full house 74 to 40 on March 22. Intent of the legislature is "to strengthen the state's transportation system by providing the department with innovative financing techniques, including, but not limited to, public private partnerships, toll facility leases, and user fees."  read more »

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NJ Gov Corzine puts his guy Kris Kolluri onto Turnpike and ACE as chairs


In what is seen as a move to facilitate privatization Governor Jon Corzine has installed his transport secretary or Commissioner Kris Kolluri as chairman of both the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the Atlantic City Expressway (ACE).

The Turnpike chairmanship was vacant because Joseph Simunovich, the last chairman was forced to step down for accepting flights in the private plane of Joseph Sanzari, a contractor to the Turnpike. Simunovich was censured and fined by the state ethics panel.  read more »

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NJ Turnpike privatization centerpiece of governor's budget


New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has made privatization of the New Jersey Turnpike the centerpiece of his budgetary strategy for the state - greatly raising the stakes in the debate over its wisdom. In his budget address Feb 22 the former investment banker said:  read more »

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