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• High-Speed Rail Fails As a Jobs Program
  Everyone from Rep. Cantor to President Obama promotes inflated job numbers for train plans
  Samuel Staley
  August 17, 2009
• Can the U.S. Copy Spain's High-Speed Rail System?
  In America, the reality of high-speed rail will fall far short of the hype
  Samuel Staley
  June 19, 2009
• Recognizing the Limits of Transit-Oriented Development
  Examining whether or not transit and light rail stations drive economic development
  Samuel Staley
  May 18, 2009
• High-Speed Rail Plans Should Be Called Moderate-Speed Rail
  True high-speed rail would cost tens or hundreds of billions more
  Robert Poole
  May 5, 2009
• High-Speed Rail Won't Help the Masses
  High ticket prices and too few stops and stations will make them trains for the wealthy
  Samuel Staley
  May 1, 2009
• Measure Q: The Wrong Train
  Massively expensive plan to make miniscule reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  October 28, 2008
• California's High-Speed Rail Plan Is Flawed
  Bond measure Proposition 1A's $10 billion won't begin to cover the costs of a proposed high-speed rail line
  Adam Summers
  October 6, 2008
• Stop Trying to Force People Out of Cars
  Policymakers need to respect America's preference for cars
  Samuel Staley
  September 21, 2008
• High-Speed Rail Will Add to State's Budget Woes
  Taking on $10 billion in debt to start $65-$80 billion train system is bad idea
  Adrian Moore
  September 19, 2008
• California Focus: High-Speed Rail Measure on Wrong Track
  Voters asked to OK bonds based on overly optimistic projections
  Adrian Moore
  September 18, 2008
• Sustainable Mobility in American Cities
  Road pricing, transit and private sector funding should all play a role
  Shirley Ybarra and Samuel Staley
  September 8, 2008
• California's High-Speed Rail Plan Wildly Overestimates Ridership Numbers
  Real costs of rail are downplayed
  Adam Summers
  July 29, 2008
• How LA Can Get People Out of Their Cars
  Create some healthy competition
  Ted Balaker
  December 27, 2007
• Time to Stop California's Plan for High-Speed Rail
  Where will $30 billion come from?
  Adam Summers
  November 26, 2007
• California's High-Speed Train Project Should Be Derailed
  Overstating ridership figures and understating costs doesn't make it a good idea
  Adam Summers
  October 30, 2007
• Pols Love Public Transit-Just Not for Themselves
  Villaraigosa, Bloomberg tout transit, but like most people, opt for driving
  Ted Balaker
  September 2, 2007
• Technology, Not Transit, Is Key to Improving Mobility
  Reducing impacts on the environment through innovation, not transit mandates
  Samuel Staley
  August 29, 2007
• How Traffic Jams Are Made In City Hall
  The bad logic and failed policies of transportation planners
  Samuel Staley and Ted Balaker
  April 1, 2007
• A Threat to the Future of Private Toll Roads
  Proposal to fund rail, mass transit with toll revenues is ill-conceived
  Robert Poole
  June 1, 2006
• Amtrak's Waste Is Being Rewarded
  More taxpayer money given to dismal failure
  Adam Summers
  December 30, 2005
• Lack of Cars Creates Problems for Many in New Orleans
  Debate over race, government failures should include cars and mass transit
  Adrian Moore
  December 6, 2005
• Transit Subsidies Not Cost-Effective
  Rail subsidies drain coffers, harm poor
  Ted Balaker
  July 17, 2005
• Rail Systems Don't Stay on Track
  Hyped ridership figures contradicted by facts
  Ted Balaker
  July 11, 2005
• Rail Isn't Worth the Wait
  Hawaii has better options
  Ted Balaker
  February 15, 2005
• Carolina Officials Intrigued by San Diego's Rail
  High cost, low ridership shouldn't be admired
  Ted Balaker
  January 27, 2005
• Why Light Rail Is Wrong for Tampa
  Light rail fails across the country
  Harry E. Teasley
  January 16, 2005
• The Strange Thing About Light Rail
  No matter how much it fails, politicians want more
  Ted Balaker
  July 14, 2004
• Memphis Should Learn From Houston's Rail Mistakes
  Accidents plague system
  Owen Courrèges
  May 21, 2004
• End of the Line for River Line Rail
  Estimates that Line is worst in country
  Owen Courrèges
  May 21, 2004
• Great Rail Disaster
  Freeways are 11 times as cost effective as Los Angeles' rail
  Randall O'Toole
  February 16, 2004
• Cold Feet on OC Light Rail
  Even feds having second thoughts
  Ted Balaker
  October 5, 2003
• An Interview with Dr. Barton Smith on Urban Decentralization
  Real estate expert discusses decentralization, rail, and more
  Chris Fiscelli
  June 11, 2003
• Is the End of the Line Near for Amtrak?
  $200 million budget gap means changes
  Robert Poole
  July 2, 2002
• Driving Forces...Cars As Life Rafts For The Urban Poor
  Transit is not the best way to help the poor
  Samuel Staley and Leonard Gilroy
  August 7, 2001
• Reduce Los Angeles' Vulnerability to Transit Strikes
  Robert Poole
  September 20, 2000

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