Transportation
Tuesday, September 25, 2007“Transportation Mafia” Exposed in Portland, Oregon!Filed As: TransportationPortland’s proponents of fixed-rail systems have taken a couple hits the past two weeks. First, the Sept. 19 free alternative Willamette Week cover story highlights the politicians-campaign ... more »»
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Saturday, September 29, 2007Urban Rail Transit: “an increasing drain on social welfare”By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: TransportationUrban rail transit systems are sold as an antidote for countless ills: congestion, pollution and more. However, a recent research paper – “On the Social Desirability of Urban Rail ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007Portland’s Stunningly (Un)Successful Light RailFiled As: TransportationPortland’s light rail system “is becoming a victim of its own success,” began the August 30 Oregonian article. The punchline? On the Westside segment, average morning ridership has increased by 240 over the last five years. Stunning. Read it again slowly: From the spring of 2002 ... more »»
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Monday, August 20, 2007Bridge Failure and Political FailureRush to raise taxes may be pointless Filed As: Budget and Tax, Events, TransportationWhile officials are still looking for the last body presumed to be in the Mississippi River after the collapse of the I-35W bridge, talk in Minnesota is how much--or perhaps whether--the gas tax will be increased. In a special column I wrote for the Minneapolis-based more »»
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Thursday, August 2, 2007Bridge fatigue not always detectedFiled As: TransportationSome bloggers at far-left sites in Minnesota and across the country are blaming the collapse of the bridge over I-35W on groups that advocate lower tax rates. A prominent columnist at the state's largest newspaper agrees. (Here's a ... more »»
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Thursday, August 2, 2007George Bush Causes Minneapolis Bridge CollapseFiled As: TransportationIf you're online, you've heard that a bridge over Interstate 35W collapsed last night. (As in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, I-35 in the Twin Cities splits in two. I35-E goes through Saint Paul. I-35W goes through Minneapolis.) On occasion, I've driven over that bridge, though much ... more »»
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Thursday, April 19, 2007Moving Beyond CongestionWhat can state and cities do? Plenty Filed As: TransportationWhen you get on the road, are you going nowhere fast? Sam Staley and Ted Balaker offer 10 Steps to Congestion Reliefmore »»
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Friday, May 25, 2007The Best Transit System You've Never Seen?Filed As: TransportationAre "personal pods" the next thing in transportation? Writing in Business 2.0, Chris Morrison extols the virtues of "The Next Pod Revolution," or what he calls 'the best transit system you've never seen." The ... more »»
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Monday, April 23, 2007Why Earth and All Days Keep Getting BetterApplauding technological advancements in the airline industry Filed As: Economic principles, General, TransportationThis past Saturday I visited an Earth Day celebration. I shall skip commenting on the disposable cups and electrified bands. More importantly, that afternoon I read about Boeing’s new Dreamliner plane, which exemplifies why even better Earth days are to come. A March 24 Oregonian editorial ... more »»
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007Cars Make America "Not Worth Defending?"Filed As: TransportationIf you consider simply what is best at getting people from point A to point B, a road system and the personal automobile work pretty well. But if you’re interested in social engineering, perhaps not.
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