The Antiplanner hopes you are having a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July this year.
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- Good-Bye and Good Riddance to Chevron
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- American Dream Coalition Protecting freedom, mobility, and affordable homeownership
- California Chaparral Institute Defends natural management of Southern California forests
- Debunking Portland Portland has become a PR machine for the Light Rail & Streetcar industry. We are telling the other side
- Demographia Wendell Cox’s compilation and review of population data
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- American Planning Association Voice of the urban planning profession
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- The Public Transit blog Reasonable (for a rail-transit advocate) analysis of transit data
- Victoria Transport Policy Institute Promotes rail transit & smart growth
Popular Blogs
- Prepare for Wildfire How to make your home firewise
- Streamliner Memories The Antiplanner’s blog about the history of American passenger trains
Useful Data
- Highway Statistics US DOT’s annual compilation of highway data
- Home price comparison index Coldwell Banker’s annual estimate of the value of similar homes in more than 300 cities
- House Price Index Department of Commerce’s quarterly compilation of changes in housing prices
- National Transit Database US DOT’s annual compilation of transit data
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- Transit Database Visualization Graphs of the National Transit Database showing ridership trends by agency and mode.
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