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Toll Roads Making a Come-Back
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Once seen as harbors of patronage, turnpikes are seeing a roadway renaissance. New technology that allows drivers to buzz through booths at a full clip is changing how Americans perceive their motoring experience, and revealing creative — and profitable — ways to build and maintain roads. (Christian Science Monitor [1], Wednesday)
When people face the costs of their choices, they choose more wisely.
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Private Highways in America, 1792-1916 [2] by Daniel B. Klein
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[1] Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0607/p02s01-uspo.html
[2] Private Highways in America, 1792-1916: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=2471
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