Kate: Metro’s wildly inaccurate model overstates current traffic levels The case for the $7.5 billion Interstate Bridge Replacement Project is based on traffic projections from Metro's "Kate" travel demand model. But there's a huge problem: Kate doesn't accurately model even current levels... → By Joe Cortright 14.10.2024 Discussion |
The Interstate Bridge Project’s Flawed Traffic Data The Interstate Bridge Replacement Project simply can't tell the truth about current traffic levels or recent growth rates. IBR reports inflate the current level of traffic on I-5 bridges by nearly 5,000 vehicles per day ... → By Joe Cortright 11.10.2024 Discussion |
Another housing bubble brewing? Not really Another housing bubble? Strong Towns Chuck Marohn argues that we're in the midst of another housing bubble. He claims the housing market is full of fraud and is a bubble that's "ready to pop," just like in 2008. Is the... → By Joe Cortright 29.8.2024 Discussion |
City Observatory’s Joe Cortright on the Housing Bubble–2005 In an op-ed published in the Portland, Oregonian on July 17, 2005, City Observatory director Joe Cortright predicted that the US was in the throes of a housing bubble. The text of this op-ed follows: THE ECON... → By Joe Cortright 23.8.2024 Discussion |
How Metro’s RTP Illegally favors car travel and violates climate rules Oregon's planning rules require Portland area transportation plans to prioritize investments that reduce vehicle miles traveled Metro's adopted Regional Transportation Plan devotes most of its resources to providing add... → By Joe Cortright 22.8.2024 Discussion |
Kate: Metro’s wildly inaccurate model overstates current traffic levels
The case for the $7.5 billion Interstate Bridge Replacement Project is based on traffic projections from Metro's "Kate" travel demand model. But there's a huge problem: Kate doesn't accurately model even current levels... →
Discussion
|The Interstate Bridge Project’s Flawed Traffic Data
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Project simply can't tell the truth about current traffic levels or recent growth rates. IBR reports inflate the current level of traffic on I-5 bridges by nearly 5,000 vehicles per day ... →
Discussion
|Another housing bubble brewing? Not really
Another housing bubble? Strong Towns Chuck Marohn argues that we're in the midst of another housing bubble. He claims the housing market is full of fraud and is a bubble that's "ready to pop," just like in 2008. Is the... →
Discussion
|City Observatory’s Joe Cortright on the Housing Bubble–2005
In an op-ed published in the Portland, Oregonian on July 17, 2005, City Observatory director Joe Cortright predicted that the US was in the throes of a housing bubble. The text of this op-ed follows: THE ECON... →
Discussion
|How Metro’s RTP Illegally favors car travel and violates climate rules
Oregon's planning rules require Portland area transportation plans to prioritize investments that reduce vehicle miles traveled Metro's adopted Regional Transportation Plan devotes most of its resources to providing add... →
Discussion
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