Congestion Links


How "Smart Growth" Intensifies Traffic Congestion and Air Pollution


Highway Use continues to Escalate in Portland


The New Urbanism, the latest fad in planning


Turning Portland into Los Angeles, Metro's real goal


Light Rail Volumes compared to Freeway and Arterial Lanes

Light rail lines carry 80% less than a single freeway lane


Urban Planning & Transport:   Portland & Seattle Contrasted


Urban Planning & Transport:   Portland & Atlanta Contrasted


The mythical world of Transit Orientated Development


Does Light Rail Improve Transit?   by Randal OToole


Links to other great web sites


The Public Purpose:   Wendall Cox


Thoreau Institute:   Randal O'Toole


Portland Planning Bureau:  See how your property is zoned


Texas Transportation Institute:  Urban Mobility Report



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