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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.