Portland’s $30 Million Container Shipping Folly Cargo cults are a well-documented sociological phenomenon:Â Â Cargo cults were religious movements that emerged among indigenous people in Melanesia during the early to mid-20th century. The cults were inspired byÂ
Cargo Cult Comeback: Cost–$30 million a year Read Post »
Once again, Portland loses container service:Â the economic effects will be minimal. Economic development has long been obsessed with “cargo cult” thinking:Â the idea that economic prosperity is caused by ports and highways moving raw
Bye Containers, Again Read Post »
A central message of the highway building sales pitch is that traffic is ever-growing and ever worsening, and that we have no choice but to throw more money at expanded capacity. The Oregon Department of
Down is not up: The truth about traffic, congestion and trucking Read Post »
