Government Executive - Authors - Eric Jaffehttp://www.govexec.comen-usMon, 06 May 2013 11:10:18 -0400The Future of Public Roads Is in Private Handshttp://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/05/future-public-roads-private-hands/62984/More and more states are privatizing highways and roads. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is a matter of increasing debate.Eric Jaffe, Atlantic CitiesMon, 06 May 2013 11:10:18 -0400http://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/05/future-public-roads-private-hands/62984/TechnologyTim Roberts Photography/Shutterstock.comDo Long Commutes Discourage Married Women From Working?http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/do-long-commutes-discourage-married-women-working/62759/Cities with longer average commutes have lower rates of married women in the workforce.Eric Jaffe, Atlantic CitiesWed, 24 Apr 2013 14:22:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/do-long-commutes-discourage-married-women-working/62759/Management - Promising PracticesThe End of Federal Transportation Funding as We Know Ithttp://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/03/end-federal-transportation-funding-we-know-it/61815/The diminishing power of the gas tax has renewed debate about how — and even whether — Washington can pay for local roads and rails.Eric Jaffe, Atlantic CitiesTue, 12 Mar 2013 11:37:18 -0400http://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/03/end-federal-transportation-funding-we-know-it/61815/TechnologyAndy Newman, Florida Keys News Bureau/APCity Life Changes How Our Brains Deal With Distractionshttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/01/city-life-changes-how-our-brains-deal-distractions/60993/New evidence on the mental exhaustion of urban living.Eric Jaffe, Atlantic CitiesWed, 30 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/01/city-life-changes-how-our-brains-deal-distractions/60993/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Rick Moser/Shutterstock.comWould we leave disaster-prone cities in the absence of FEMA?http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/11/would-we-leave-disaster-prone-cities-absence-fema/59400/One economist asks if the absence of federal funding would improve the way cities prepare for natural disastersEric Jaffe, Atlantic CitiesFri, 09 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/11/would-we-leave-disaster-prone-cities-absence-fema/59400/ManagementDamage in the wake of superstorm Sandy in the central Jersey Shore area of New Jersey Mike Groll/AP