The Public Purpose
Wendell Cox Reviews 'Sprawl Costs'
A new book, "Sprawl Costs" evaluates the costs of unchecked dvelopment. The book merely recycles the tired claims that suburbanization (pejoratively called urban sprawl) is more costly, writes Wendell Cox.
The Wrong Kind Of TOD
Wendell Cox publishes an image of precisely the kind of transit-oriented development planners don't want.
Providence Nation's Least Sprawling Metro Area
Wendell Cox adjusts the Smart Growth American sprawl index for errors and concludes that Providence is the nation's least sprawling metro area and Colorado Springs sprawls less than Portland.
Replacing Low-Income Transit Subsidies With Cars
A proposal to provide energy efficient cars for all travel by low-income transit riders for less than the cost of transit subsidies is further refined.
Performance Indicators In Urban Transport Planning
Wendell Cox offers a methodology for allocating public resources to transit strategies that most effectivelycontribute to the achievement of long term transport objectives.
Transit Benefits: False Advertising?
Wendell Cox calls for truth in advertising when government makes claims about transit.
Transit: The Politician's Best Friend?
Wendell Cox reflects on the promises of politicians to solve the problem of traffic congestion in the Toronto area by improving public transit.
Higher Density Makes Traffic Worse
As population densities rise, vehicle use also rises, writes Wendell Cox.
London On The Eve Of Congestion Charging
Wendell Cox details his experience with public transit through London. Under congestion pricing, things will get worse, not better.
Public Transit Cannot Compete With The Auto
Public transit cannot compete with automobiles -- even during a snow storm in St. Louis, writes Wendell Cox.
Anti-Sprawl Policies: Hazardous To Our Wealth
The California San Joaquin Valley's air pollution is not of its own making --- it is being exported from elsewhere.
Sprawling South Carolina
The state is developing land at four times the rate of its population growth, mostly in cities and along interstate highways.
Doubling US Public Transit Ridership?
The Public Purpose publishes updated statistics and suggests that doubling US public transit ridership is an impossible task.
Urban Rail: Less To Lease Cars For New Riders
The Public Purpose ranks urban transit projects by cost, and suggests that it would be less expensive to buy a new car for each rider.
City of Costa Mesa
Licking County
Barrett Planning Group LLC
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Tufts University, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy & Planning
City of Universal City TX
ULI Northwest Arkansas
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