transportation
Transportation policy for the way Wisconsinites actually want to travel
Executive summary Transportation policy debates frequently drift toward promoting particular modes of travel while discouraging others. However, roads, rail lines and buses are not ends in themselves; their purpose is to help…
Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha rail idea back on radar, despite costs, existing options
Cities tout costly plans for trains on route already served by commuter buses A costly proposed commuter rail system between Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee is back on the radar of municipal leaders, even as frequent service on…
MAX at 40: Randal O’Toole Examines TriMet’s Anniversary Claims
By Randal O’Toole Portland’s light-rail system turned 40 years old last Saturday and naturally TriMet, the region’s transit agency, published a celebratory press release about how Portland managed to escape New York’s “evil”…
MAX at 40: How Light Rail Helped Empty Portland’s Transit System
by Randal O’Toole TriMet’s first light-rail line, which celebrates its 40th birthday on September 5th, put Portland on the map as a transportation innovator, leading the New York Times to call Portland “the city that loves…
Portland’s War on Cars 4: A Smarter Automobile Strategy to End Gridlock
by Randal O’Toole Portland and Metro are losing their war on the automobile. The war began around 1982, when the region’s leaders decided not to build more freeways after the completion of I-205 in the hope that people would…
Portland’s War on Cars 3: Ending the War on Automobiles
by Randal O’Toole Editor’s note: This is part 3 in a series “Portland’s War on Cars” from a new report by the Cascade Policy Institute, The Portland Transportation Disaster: The High Cost of Anti Auto Planning in Portland.…
RGF opinion piece: The Rail Runner is an expensive boondoggle — and it’s bad for the environment
The following appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican on July 31, 2026. The New Mexico Rail Runner Express recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. When it was created, the brainchild of then Gov. Bill Richardson was sold to…
Portland’s War on Cars 2: The Overlooked Benefits of Driving Cars
by Randal O’Toole Editor’s note: This is part 2 in a series “Portland’s War on Cars” from a new Report by the Cascade Policy Institute, The Portland Transportation Disaster: The High Cost of Anti Auto Planning in Portland.…
Portland’s War on Cars 1: Losing the War on the Automobile
by Randal O’Toole Introduction to the series: Portland’s War on Cars By Naomi Inman This July, Cascade published a new report by adjunct scholar Randal O’Toole, “The Portland Transportation Disaster: The High Cost of Anti…
Report: The Portland Transportation Disaster: The High Cost of Anti Auto Planning in Portland
By Randal O’Toole Executive Summary Portland’s transportation system is experiencing a profound and measurable decline. Over the past four decades, congestion has surged, transit ridership has collapsed, and traffic…
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