Sometimes a story takes a number of years to ripen. And sometimes two or three stories merge in unexpected ways. I just had a moment of convergence when new infill development, sub rosa adaptation, and wartime migration all collided. read more »
Transportation
Silicon Valley Transit Plan
by Randal OToole 12/28/2023
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and its predecessors serving San Jose and Silicon Valley have spent more than $7 billion (in today’s dollars) on rail transit. read more »
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The West Has Been the Real Loser at COP28
by Joel Kotkin 12/12/2023
As the COP 28 climate shindig comes to a merciful end, history is truly unfolding, as Marx once remarked, as farce. read more »
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America’s 15-Minute Cities on Wheels: Fairer and More Efficient
by Wendell Cox 12/11/2023
The November 9 edition of The Economist magazine featured an article entitled “In praise of America’s car addiction: How vehicle dependence it makes the country fairer and more efficient.” read more »
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Will Reducing Parking Save the Planet?
by Randal OToole 11/30/2023
As stated previously, I can’t take climate change seriously as long as people keep putting forward their wacko ideas read more »
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No Amount of Money is Too Much
by Randal OToole 11/20/2023
Is there any transit construction project that is so expensive that a transit agency will say, “Let’s not do this”? The Antiplanner has argued that the answer is “no” read more »
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The Work from Home Revolution: Data and Policy Implications
by Wendell Cox 11/12/2023
The rise of remote and hybrid work has brought about a significant shift in how people access employment opportunities, reducing the need for physical commuting. This article examines the latest data read more »
HSR: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone
by Randal OToole 10/29/2023
The Mineta Institute — named after a San Jose congressman who was Secretary of Transportation in 2001 through 2006 — has a new report claiming that high-speed rail will produce huge economic and environmental benefits. read more »
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A Polycentric Plan for Portland
by Randal OToole 10/22/2023
Portland’s TriMet transit agency is attempting to serve a 2020s urban area with a 1910 transit system, says a new report published by the Cascade Policy Institute. read more »
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A Polycentric Plan for St. Louis
by Randal OToole 10/15/2023
St. Louis has more miles of light rail than any other Midwestern urban area, yet fewer people rode St. Louis transit in 2019 than in 1991, before the region opened its first mile of light rail. read more »
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