Newsflash Is Randal O’Toole a Hypochondriac? by Leroy W. Demery, Jr. My father, the coffin-builder turned physician turned funeral director, had a low threshold of patience with those who voiced “morbid concerns about one’s health, esp. when accompanied by delusions of physical disease” (as my desk dictionary puts it). Remarkably, the (self-styled) Antiplanner’s ongoing pursuit of “truthiness,” justice and the American way has caused him to sound like a hypochondriac - or, as my father might say, a “blankety-blank” hypochondriac. For rest of article, see here.   “Defining Success” - The Antiplanner’s Das Kapital - Part 1 by Leroy W. Demery, Jr. Just today, as I checked emails and blogs, I came across the latest opus magnum from the self-styled “Antiplanner” (aka Randal O’Toole): “Defining Success: The Case against Rail Transit.” This post, the first in a series of responses, is essentially an “introduction” to same. For rest of article, click here.   Main Menu Home Archived Stories Key PTUS Reports PTUS Special Reports Traffic Density Online Key Transit Resources Transport Electrification Non-U.S. Transit Links Pro-Transit Websites Transit Industry Websites Govt. Transport Sites Transit News Sources Polemic Websites Rail Skeptics/Opponents GHG, Peak Oil, Energy New Urbanism, Land Use Alt. Tech (Gadgetbahn) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Regional Rail-DMUs Regional Rail-Locos Road & Auto-Related Syndicate Publictransit.us Latest Articles “CONNECTING BRANSON” – Eight Million Annual Visitors Clog Missouri Town of 7,000 The Antiplanner’s Anti-Reality: A Look Back Is Randal O’Toole a Hypochondriac? Life Aboard Transit - 5: The Un-Forgotten Composer Libertarian Loathing of High-Speed Rail: Is It Subliminal? - A Postscript Popular Articles When Will "Libertarian" Think Tanks Ever Learn? Another "We Wish WE Had Said It" Korea: Transit Weblinks We Wish WE Had Said It - 4 Vincent De Domenico - A Tribute Home “CONNECTING BRANSON” – Eight Million Annual Visitors Clog Missouri Town of 7,000 Written by Administrator    Thursday, 03 June 2010 By Michael D. Setty Branson, Missouri is the “Country Music Capitol” of the U.S. Midwest, catering to more than eight million annual visitors with 50+ live performance theaters with 60,000+ seats, 18,800 hotel rooms, and 34,000+ restaurant seats. Missouri State Highway 76–only two lanes over most of its length–is the main connection between most venues in this community of 7,000. Not surprisingly, Branson is one huge traffic mess. For rest of article, click here.   The Antiplanner’s Anti-Reality: A Look Back Written by Administrator    Sunday, 16 May 2010 By Leroy W. Demery, Jr. I switched on the television some weeks ago and came across a hastily-convened news broadcast from Vancouver, BC. International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge announced the death of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, from injuries suffered earlier that day - February 12. During a training run at the Whistler (BC) Sliding Centre, Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled on the final turn of the course. He was thrown over the sidewall of the track, and slammed into a sheet-steel pillar, one of several supporting a corrugated roof and lights over the track. At the moment of impact, Kumaritashvili was traveling at a velocity clocked at nearly 145 km/h (90 mph). Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 May 2010 ) Read more...   Life Aboard Transit - 5: The Un-Forgotten Composer Written by Administrator    Friday, 02 April 2010 The fifth in our occasional series of narratives on life aboard urban and intercity public transport. Public transport brings people from all classes together, as opposed to each in their own ‘steel coffin’ competing for space on the roads. (Dan McFarling, board member, Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates.) This is part of an occasional series of narratives about life aboard urban and intercity public transport. Some people say they prefer “personal” transportation – private autos – in order to avoid interactions with “strangers.” Not everyone sees such interactions as “negative,” as we hope to illustrate. Here is another counterpoint by Demery to Patrick Crozier’s rant, “travel is crap.” (Patrick Crozier. 2001. "Why British Rail Privatisation Has Failed http://www.libertarian.co.uk/lapubs/econn/econn091.pdf). For rest of article, see here. Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 May 2010 )   More... Libertarian Loathing of High-Speed Rail: Is It Subliminal? - A Postscript << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >> Results 1 - 4 of 83

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