Samuel Staley

Sam Staley is director of urban and land use policy for Reason Foundation in Los Angeles and teaches urban economics at the University of Dayton. His work as a economist, policy analyst and consultant has spanned 25 years, and he speaks frequently on growth management, land use, urban development, and transportation policy in the U.S. and abroad.

His most recent book, co-authored with Ted Balaker, is The Road More Traveled: Why the Congestion Crisis Matters More Than You Think, and What You Can Do About It (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006). His analysis and research has appeared in the Journal of the American Planning Association, Town Planning Review, the Journal of Urban Development and Planning, Urban Land, Planning magazine, and Reason magazine. His commentary has been nationally syndicated, appearing in venues such as the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Detroit Free Press, the Dallas Morning News, and others.

Sam received his Ph.D. in public administration from The Ohio State University, with concentrations in urban planning and public finance, his master's degree in applied economics from Wright State University, and his B.A. in economics-public policy from Colby College.