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Stop Giving Away Valuable Public Assets! A Fiduciary Obligation for Road and Parking Pricing

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Submitted by Todd Litman on September 19, 2019 - 5:00am

Cities significantly underprice their roads and parking facilities, forcing local taxpayers to subsidize out-of-town motorists. Municipal officials have an obligation to better manage these valuable public resources.

Smart Congestion Costing: A Critical Evaluation of the 'Urban Mobility Report'

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Submitted by Todd Litman on August 29, 2019 - 8:00am

The new "Urban Mobility Report" provides widely-cited congestion cost estimates. However, its analysis is neither comprehensive nor objective. Anybody using these estimates should understand its omissions and biases.

The 'War on Cars' Is a Bad Joke

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Submitted by Todd Litman on August 23, 2019 - 7:00am

There is no war on cars. Everybody, including motorists, benefit from a more diverse and efficient transportation system. Let there be peace!

Planners Can Help Increase Opportunity and Fairness

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Submitted by Todd Litman on July 24, 2019 - 9:00am

Transportation and land use planning decisions affect economic opportunity and mobility—the chance that children become more economically successful than their parents. We can help create more equitable communities.

Fun With Statistics: Factors Affecting Motor Vehicle Travel

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Submitted by Todd Litman on July 1, 2019 - 5:00am

A few graphs provide insights into factors that affect the amount of motor vehicle travel in a community, and how driving can be reduced.

Automobile Dependency in Action

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Submitted by Todd Litman on June 10, 2019 - 11:00am

These examples illustrate how biased planning favors longer-distance, motorized travel over shorter, active, affordable, energy efficient, less polluting, and healthier travel options, and sprawl over compact infill development. It's time for reform.

Breaking the Cycle of Automobile Dependency

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Submitted by Todd Litman on June 3, 2019 - 8:00am

Many current planning practices reinforce a cycle of increased automobile use, more automobile-oriented community redevelopment, and reduced mobility options. There are good reasons to break this pattern.

What the Market Can Bear: Defining Limits to Inclusive Housing Requirements

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Submitted by Todd Litman on April 29, 2019 - 5:00am

Inclusivity requirements should be used with caution. Increasing the portion of below-market housing units tends to reduce total housing production, particularly moderate-priced homes.

Seeing the Urban Forest for the Trees

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Submitted by Todd Litman on February 20, 2019 - 5:00am

It is important to focus on forests rather than individual trees when evaluating trade-offs between infill and sprawled development.

No, Traffic Congestion Does Not Really Cost Every American $1,348 Annually

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Submitted by Todd Litman on February 13, 2019 - 1:00pm

The INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard exaggerates congestion costs in order to enhance the value of its traffic monitoring services. A little skepticism is justified.

The Diversity of Biking in Art and Culture

Converting a Carpool Lane to a High Occupancy Toll Lane No Easy Task

Bus Transit Service Increased in Seattle (Again)

As Community's Colorado's Front Range Grows, Road Planning Follows

Stop Giving Away Valuable Public Assets! A Fiduciary Obligation for Road and Parking Pricing

Digital Transportation: The Future of Urban Mobility

The Varied Career of a Transit Service Planner

A Euclid Dissent

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Todd Litman's blog

Stop Giving Away Valuable Public Assets! A Fiduciary Obligation for Road and Parking Pricing

Smart Congestion Costing: A Critical Evaluation of the 'Urban Mobility Report'

The 'War on Cars' Is a Bad Joke

Planners Can Help Increase Opportunity and Fairness

Fun With Statistics: Factors Affecting Motor Vehicle Travel

Automobile Dependency in Action

Breaking the Cycle of Automobile Dependency

What the Market Can Bear: Defining Limits to Inclusive Housing Requirements

Seeing the Urban Forest for the Trees

No, Traffic Congestion Does Not Really Cost Every American $1,348 Annually

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