Ventura County versus Maricopa County – Why Vote No on Prop 104
(UNDER CONSTRUCION) Please refer to the main page on Smart Growth Infill in Maricopa County and Reasons to vote no on prop 104 at – https://smartgrowthusa.wordpress.com/category/vote-no-on-104/ This post will ultimately … Continue reading
Vote No on 104 (MovePHX 104) – Vote No on Phoenix Light Rail
(Tom Lane Under Construction First draft July 7 2015, Last Updated August 22, 2015) Also read my other post on Scottsdale light rail – https://smartgrowthusa.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/north-scottsdale-and-north-phoenix-dark-money-or-open-space/ And, for additional posts on Smart … Continue reading
Breaking News: June 2: Thousand Oaks (Correction)
(June 2, 2015) CORRECTION August 11, 2015 Apparently, Dan Roundtree ran the election. I don’t know his positions on smart growth. Will have to correct post !!!! California urban planners … Continue reading
Scottsdale and North Phoenix – Dark Money? Light Rail? Or, Open Space?
Vote No On Phoenix Light Rail Proposition 104! Click Here for my Other Post Explaining the Reasons to Vote No. Attention, Scottsdale! Do You Want your City Council to take … Continue reading
More Scottsdale and North Phoenix Smart Growth Towers? Or, Extend the McDowell Sonoran Preserve West to Desert Ridge?
UNDER CONSTRUCTION (May 25, 2015, Tom Lane) Recently, I observed kids in a Phoenix park near North 40th Street and Bell Road riding a dirt bike over green grass in … Continue reading
(December 8, 2011) Why Seattle’s Anti-Toll, Anti-Transit Initiative 1125 Didn’t Pass
(December 8, 2011, Tom Lane) The photo above shows the Interstate 90 bridge over Lake Washington, where light rail is planned, between Seattle skyscrapers on the left, and Bellevue skyscrapers … Continue reading
(November 29, 2011) Election 2011 – Seattle Smart Growth – Winners and Losers
(November 29, 2011, Tom Lane) Smart growth was on the ballot in the Seattle area in November, 2011. Depending on your perspective, you either won or lost. For example, statewide … Continue reading
(October 19, 2011) Be Green! Vote YES on I-1125: Stop Illegal Light Rail on I-90, attle to Bellevue
“If You Drive, Vote Yes on Initiative I-1125” (Tom Lane, updated December 8, 2011) Election Day was November 8, 2011. Sadly, I-1125 was defeated in Washington State. Tom Lane’s Other … Continue reading
(August 15, 2011) Bus Rapid Transit on I-90 – Better than East Link Light Rail to Bellevue
Bus Rapid Transit: Introduction (August 15, 2011, Tom Lane) While some view urban sprawl as a major problem, it’s only in the eyes of the beholder. Most people when surveyed … Continue reading
(May 9, 2012) Dr. Bill Eager – Kemper Freeman’s Engineer – Calculates that More Freeway Lanes Superior to Light Rail for Seattle
Dr. Bill Eager, Kemper Freeman’s Engineer, and his plan “End Gridlock Now” (under revision as of May 9, 2012) Dr. Bill Eager is an internationally famous traffic engineer with degrees … Continue reading
Salt Lake City – Legacy Parkway – A Green Solution for Seattle Gridlock
(Tom Lane, May 22, 2012) Is light rail (mass transit) the best solution for Seattle’s gridlock, when it will only reduce only 3% of all trips? Or, are more freeway … Continue reading
(UPDATED May 12, 2012) Kemper Freeman Sues Three Times To Stop Illegal Light Rail on I-90 – Photos of Bellevue Suburbs
Above: F. Kemper Freeman Jr. and his 3-D architectural model of Bellevue. (May 12, 2012 Tom Lane) – Sound Transit has refused to back down from its arrogant and illegal … Continue reading
"Smart Growth" and "New Urbanism" Compared with "Large Lot Zoning" (Tom Lane) [ Home Page - Click Here] 