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Conflict Over Growth And Transportation Models

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Jung Kim
29 December 2003 - 7:00am

Five King County transportation planners file a 'whistle-blower complaint' against colleagues over growth assumptions.

"A year ago King County transportation officials concluded that 1,500 new homes near Redmond wouldn't push traffic congestion on local roads beyond the county's adopted limits. In response, five King County transportation planners filed a complaint with the ombudsman's office, arguing that the roads division had misused their models with bad assumptions and methodology. The county executive commissioned David Evans & Associates to investigate. Their recent report points out several flaws in the methodology."

Full Story: Complex growth rule a recipe for conflict
Source: The Seattle Times, December 25, 2003
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The following list shows the top 10 metropolitan statistical areas, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, where commuting by public transportation has grown the most. None of them are among the nation's top 10 most populous metro areas, and yet seven are within the top 20.
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