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Two good inter-city transit developments

Thursday, April 19, 2012
By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

Two interesting (and at face value, good) announcements today from the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Why are young people driving less?

Friday, April 6, 2012
By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

New report by OSPIRG Foundation and Frontier Group that documents the nationwide decline in driving—and finds that young people are leading the trend. The report explores the many factors that have led to the decrease in driving among the young. Bottom line: if these trends are structural, as the data suggests, then transportation planners will need to overhaul their assumptions about whether the nation needs (or can afford) major highway expansions.

Something's Happening Here; What it Is Is Increasingly Clear

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

Another incisive post from Tony Dutzik of the Frontier Group on why declining driving numbers are real, despite what some transit opponents claim.

 

Fast trains slowly appearing on the horizon

Friday, November 4, 2011
By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

Many Willamette Valley commuters and businesses frustrated at I-5 rush hour and gas prices have longed for a convenient, reliable and speedy train between Portland and Eugene. The solutions aren’t quite around the bend yet, but some important behind-the-scenes activity in recent months might create a path towards greater transit choices for Oregon’s consumers and businesses. 

Rail: Neither Right Nor Left, But Forward

Thursday, March 3, 2011
By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

From the Frontier Group blog: "I hate to call attention to George Will’s latest column – a psycho-political portrait that seeks to explain why liberals supposedly adore high-speed rail. It’s an asinine column, for sure. But it is asinine in a particularly instructive way. For while Will seeks to shine a light on the workings of the progressive mind, he winds up shining a light into his own – and into the minds of the current crop of rail haters."

"Rail means jobs"

Saturday, February 26, 2011
By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

Another insightful blog post by US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, this time following a visit to Indiana, where rail equipment manufacturing is on the upswing, along with an increase in good-paying American jobs.

OPB & High Speed Rail

Monday, February 21, 2011
By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

I was on OPB’s Think Out Loud this morning talking about high speed rail. Big thanks to OPB for featuring this important topic. I had three short opportunities to comment, during which I made the following points...

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