Saturday, May 08, 2004
Inside Washington (a subscription-only news service) reported on May 6 that the Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn a pro-smart-growth study that received lots of press in February. The study, titled "Characteristics and Performance of Regional Transportation Systems," claimed to show that new roads would not reduce congestion.
However, complaints from the Federal Highway Administration about "fallacious research" and "felony-level flaws" has led the EPA to take the report off of its web site for revisions. So far, this has not been reported in any mainstream news outlet. Anyone interested in more information should contact me at rot@ti.org.
However, complaints from the Federal Highway Administration about "fallacious research" and "felony-level flaws" has led the EPA to take the report off of its web site for revisions. So far, this has not been reported in any mainstream news outlet. Anyone interested in more information should contact me at rot@ti.org.
Friday, May 07, 2004
Planning in the Bay area.
"affordable housing" is a political mantra -- and a practical impossibility, due precisely to blithely piling on costs to anything that the pols would deign to allow to be built.
"affordable housing" is a political mantra -- and a practical impossibility, due precisely to blithely piling on costs to anything that the pols would deign to allow to be built.
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
Why Smart Growth Needs New Urbanism and Vice-Versa
It looks like Joel S. Hirschhorn is once again worrying about how effective the opposition to Smart Growth and New Urbanist design is becoming. You can read his opinion column at Planetizen by clicking on the above link.
It looks like Joel S. Hirschhorn is once again worrying about how effective the opposition to Smart Growth and New Urbanist design is becoming. You can read his opinion column at Planetizen by clicking on the above link.
Sunday, May 02, 2004
The little TriMet bus that could
A great article by John Charles about Portland newest Light rail line.
I like the part that Max costs 100 times more than buses, but is not 100 times better!
A great article by John Charles about Portland newest Light rail line.
I like the part that Max costs 100 times more than buses, but is not 100 times better!
State News Sunday, May 2, 2004
Critics debate viability of ‘smart growth’ plans
Portland’s example faces criticism during a weekend conference.
The Associated Press
April 19, 2004
PORTLAND — Critics of Portland-style planning arrived from around the world during the weekend to discuss their concerns about investing in light rail, emphasizing more closely packed housing and restricting uses of farms and environmentally sensitive properties.
The Preserving the American Dream conference wrapped up Sunday, sending about 75 participants back to their hometowns to fight the philosophy known as “smart growth.”
