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Here are Some Facts About Portland Oregon

“It must always be remembered how cost-effectiveness works in the public sector: the cost IS the benefit.” - author unknown

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	Solving Urban Congestion Alan Pisarski (author of Commuting in America) Gives an in depth presentation on travel habits, characteristics and congestion.	The War on the Dream Wendell Cox describes how city planning is destroying the American Dream, especially housing affordability
	Alternatives to Smart Growth Owen McShane Describes how low density communities can be more sustainable than high density using his own sustainable community as an example	Redevelopment Reform Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby explains how redevelopment takes money from basic government services and harms people.
	How traffic Calming Kills How traffic calming actually kills many times as may people by slowing emergency responses as are potentially saved by slowing traffic.	Let’s Build James Heartfield describes how most land is off limits to building in England, leading to high housing costs. USA is following a similar path.
	Alan Pisarski: Credibility; Vision; Plan; Finance Alan Pisarski describes history of the interstate highway system, financing, politics and the future.	The Anti-Car Movement in Britain An overview of British methods of harassing car drivers, includes speed humps, narrowing roads, bus lanes, spy cameras, speed cameras, serpentine devices, congestion charging.
	The Planning Penalty - How Smart Growth Makes Housing Unaffordable Randal O’Toole describes how city planners are making housing unaffordable in many areas of the country, including California’s draconian LAFCOs, CEQA and appeals process	Speed Humps in Albuquerque Michael Cunneen tells how Albuquerque New Mexico decided to remove speed humps because they save fewer lives through accident reduction than they lose due to slower emergency response.
	Growth around the World Wendell Cox presents some results from his on-going studies of urban growth trends around the world, including links between transportation and prosperity, housing ownership & affluence, affluence & density and planning’s damage to prosperity.	Car Ownership & Jobs Jim Dale Helps low income people get better jobs and improve their standard of living by helping then achieve car ownership
	The Case for Privatizing Roads Gabriel Roth (Independent Institute) makes the case for privatizing roads.	How to Make Housing Expensive: The British Way Mark Pennington looks at the current British housing prices and underlying factors, how land use regulations has affected them and what lessons can we learn.
	What is Sustainable Development Skaidra Smith-Heisters talks about is and is not sustainable development and urban planning practices and results.	The Road More Traveled Sam Staley talks about sustainable development and its practical problems. Mentions problems with horses before the auto, more people were killed by horses then than by cars today (per capita)
	Productivity & Prosperity Growth Peter Gordon: good news is that cities will continue to prosper in spite of smart growth’s negative effects. Factors that affect prosperity.	Protecting Property Rights in California Jon Coupal (Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association):
	The Case for Public-Private Partnerships Sam Staley (Reason Foundation)	Stopping Urban Renewal in San Jose Loraine Wallace Rowe (Coalition for Redevelopment Reform) (1st of two presentations)
	Tax Increment Financing Don Racheter (President of Public Interest Institute, Iowa)	Ron Utt on infrastructure
	The Public Finance of Private Communities and Private Transit Fred Foldvary	Motives of Bicycle Advocates John Forester
	THE CITY: A GLOBAL HISTORY Joel Kotkin, speaker and futurist, author of THE CITY: A GLOBAL HISTORY	Stopping redevelopment in San Jose Loraine Wallace Rowe (Coalition for Redevelopment Reform) talks of Stopping redevelopment in San Jose, Redevelopment & city debt (2nd of two presentations)
	Federal Transportation Funding Adrian Moore (Vice President Reason Foundation)	Who is Funding Smart Growth James Dellinger (research analyst at the Capital Research Center)