Kirk Landers
Kirk Landers
September 01, 2010
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In the end, public coffers will get some revenue from robot cops, but I fear it will come at a terrible price because these systems will add still more citizens ...
Kirk Landers
August 01, 2010
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These are the best examples I know of true grit. Vietnam era soldiers and road professionals. I don’t have a higher compliment to pay you, so I’ll just end by ...
Kirk Landers
July 01, 2010
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I still think the communications side of FHWA needs a robust audit to see if it is performing any useful function to the country or the road industry.
Kirk Landers: A show about … nothing
June 01, 2010
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Ironically, the things that might make a substantial impact in the safety statistics are things that cost more money – better signage, wider lanes, broader shoulders, better road surfaces, less ...
Kirk Landers: Pavement triage
May 01, 2010
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It is so important that the next federal highway program give state and local road managers great flexibility in how they spend federal road dollars.
Kirk Landers: Changing tactics Part II
April 01, 2010
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Road industry analysts with insight into the political process have become increasingly dubious about achieving an adequate transportation bill in the political and economic climate that plagues Washington, DC today.
Kirk Landers: New times, new tactics
March 01, 2010
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We need to take our message to the people who use the streets and highways and bridges we build and maintain.
Kirk Landers: How much is too much?
February 01, 2010
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A 25-cents-per gallon kick to the U.S. federal fuel tax starts to look attractive, whether you’re a small government conservative or a tax-and-spend liberal or just someone who wants to ...
Kirk Landers: Necessity is also the mother of economy
January 01, 2010
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When it's our turn to step forward and deliver the highest value to the public, it turns out to be not so easy.
Kirk Landers: The sky would not fall this time either
December 01, 2009
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The stated fears of a fuel tax increase on the political left and right are a lot of bunk.
Kirk Landers: Common sense 2009
November 01, 2009
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The Obama administration is putting some contractors who work with the federal government on notice with two proposed changes in acquisition rules that address pass-through costs and award fees.
Kirk Landers — Leadership, please.
October 01, 2009
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Very few of these Representatives and Senators actually believe the swill they are selling, and none of us should. The fuel tax is a user fee. You pay for what ...







