Latent impact fees

Now, here’s a nice twist on growth: Virginia Groark from the Trib reports that the tollway authority is suing a developer for causing traffic backups and, more importantly, reneging on a promise to pay for tollway improvements. This case is exceptional because the traffic jams can be pinpointed on one cause, but it’s perhaps a foretaste of a libertarian future, where social costs like traffic congestion get parceled out via the courts. Hooray.