transportation
The Defeat of Measure 120 is a Win for the Oregon System
By Naomi Inman It’s election time in Oregon and the Oregonian editorial board sent a bouquet of sorts to our friends at “No Tax Oregon” when they officially recommended a “no” vote on Measure 120, Oregon’s $4 billion…
Big federal bucks so far produce a paltry 21 EV charging stations in Wisconsin
Brief pause didn’t help, nor does weak market for electric cars; private sector efforts outstrip government For several years now, Wisconsin officials have been handing out millions of dollars in federal funds, aiming to…
Cascade Quarterly Spring 2026
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Cascade Questions Evidence Behind Metro’s War on Cars
Cascade President John A. Charles, Jr. Submits Testimony to Metro Council on its Transportation Demand Management Strategy and the 82nd Avenue Transit Project. Cascade President, John A. Charles, Jr. delivered pointed…
John Charles Submits Public Comments on ODOE’s “TIGHGER 2.0” Climate Gap Measures
By John A. Charles, Jr. The Oregon Department of Energy and the Oregon Climate Action Commission published a report seeking public comment on the TIGHGER 2.0 Project (Transformational Integrated Greenhouse Gas Emissions…
TriMet’s $320M Painful Plan to Gridlock 82nd Avenue
by Randal O’Toole Bus rapid transit was originally supposed to provide light-rail-like services for a lot less money than the cost of building a new rail line. Yet TriMet has figured out a way to make bus rapid transit both…
Forty-year-old vehicle emissions program under new scrutiny
Tiffany says he will seek waiver to end program in seven Wisconsin counties Spurred in part by the Environmental Protection Agency’s historic elimination of its greenhouse gas standards, momentum is growing to end vehicle…
When diesel spikes, the food system feels it
Global conflicts rarely stay confined to the battlefield. When war disrupts energy markets and global shipping routes, the consequences ripple through the entire economy and have a particularly strong effect on the systems…
Passenger Rail Wrong Fit for Portland, Metro Study Shows
By Naomi Inman Letter by John A. Charles, Jr. This week, Cascade Policy Institute president John Charles sent a letter to the members of Oregon’s House and Senate about Metro’s Regional Rail Futures Study, prepared in…
Report: “A Review of Metro’s Regional Passenger Rail Futures Study”
By Randal O’Toole March 2026 Executive Summary In 2024, the Oregon legislature Senate Bill 4701 (Section 503) directed Metro to study the Portland area’s 200 miles of freight rail corridors as potential regional passenger or…
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