Topic: Randal O'Toole

June 8, 2012

Five Ways to Move Ahead on Transportation Policy

By Benita M. Dodd Given the wall-to-wall coverage of the upcoming regional transportation sales tax referendum, Georgians could hardly be blamed for believing that all transportation improvement in the state, […]

October 28, 2011

Friday Facts: October 28th, 2011

It’s Friday! – Thank you for your support! About 400 friends and supporters celebrated the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award dinner on Monday evening at the Renaissance Waverly Atlanta. At the event […]

August 5, 2011

Friday Facts: August 5th, 2011

It’s Friday! Quotations – “To take from one because it is thought that his own industry and that of his father’s has acquired too much, in order to spare to […]

June 24, 2011

Friday Facts: June 24th, 2011

It’s Friday! Education – The largest portion of special education spending goes to special education teachers, who are trained in the law, know how to identify disabilities, and are steeped […]

May 13, 2011

Friday Facts: May 13th, 2011

It’s Friday! Events – Save the date: The Foundation’s 20th anniversary celebration is scheduled for the evening of Monday, October 24. Details to follow. – Save the date: The Foundation’s second annual Legislative […]

May 21, 2010

Transportation Solutions that Fit to a ‘T’

By Benita M. Dodd Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O’Toole’s recent visit to Atlanta was to talk about getting Georgians out of gridlock, and he proposed solutions. He talked a […]

May 1, 2010

Foundation Hosts Two Transportation Events in May

Atlanta – Two events hosted this month by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation will bring national and international perspectives and expertise on transportation policy to Georgia, where the General Assembly recently […]

January 11, 2008

Rail’s No Way In or To San Jose

San Jose’s Valley Transit Authority couldn’t have shown the downside of light rail at a more inopportune moment. By Benita M. Dodd For those who love to watch the passing […]

November 4, 2007

Land Use Principles for Georgia

The Lone Mountain Compact’s “Principles for Livable Cities,” to which the Georgia Public Policy Foundation is a signatory, form the basis of land use principles: Absent a material threat to […]


August 25, 2006

Bumps in Study on Speed Humps

By Randal O’Toole and Kathleen Calongne A recent paper purporting to show that speed humps make residential streets safer for children actually shows nothing of the kind. In fact, the […]

March 31, 2006

Commentary: The Hidden Cost of “Planning”

By Randal O’Toole Planners rarely say, even among themselves, that one goal of growth-management planning is to drive up housing prices in order to discourage people from living on large […]

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