transportation
TriMet Retreat Should Focus on Crisis, Not Expansion
By John A. Charles, Jr. On November 12, the TriMet Board will hold their Board Retreat at Gresham City Hall. In reviewing their agenda, the first thing you’d notice is what’s missing: the lack of urgency in addressing the…
$2 Trillion and No One Aboard
By Randal O’Toole Since 1965, when Congress began subsidizing urban transit, taxpayers have spent well over $1.4 trillion on transit. When adjusted for inflation to today’s dollars, that’s more than $2.1 trillion: that’s…
Decision Time for TriMet’s 82nd Ave. Road Diet
By John A. Charles, Jr. TriMet’s “Road Diet” planned for 82nd Avenue is headed for a final decision on November 7th. While one might believe that “building a better 82nd Avenue” would take cars into account, the Portland…
Opinion piece: In New Mexico, there’s money for everything but roads
The following appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican on September 27, 2025 (and other New Mexico papers). New Mexico is facing an increasingly dire situation on its roads. A recent Albuquerque Journal story stated that “New…
RGF in National Review: Take It from Albuquerque: Free Transit Is a Bad Idea
The following appeared at National Review on September 25, 2025. Zohran Mamdani should get the hint and scrap his proposal for New York City. The cities of Albuquerque and New York don’t have a great deal in common. One is a…
Oregon Energy Strategy is Doomed to Fail
By Randal O’Toole The Oregon Department of Energy “Oregon Energy Strategy” for saving energy is doomed to failure. A key part of the strategy calls for prioritizing multimodal transportation over roads and promoting…
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