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"Telling the Truth about Metro, Light Rail, Crime, and Density"

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on Light Rail


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Transit Oriented

Developments


Zoning and

Congestion


Clackamas County


Links


Contact Ortem

Archives:


See what BRT

would have done

to our community



Should Dead People Vote in Oregon?

History of HB3304

The New

Urbanism

Doesn't work

Texas report shows

folly

of light rail

Message to

Commuter Rail

Supporters.

Public Transportation;

Not as safe as you think!

Max-ident

Crime Rail in Milwaukie

A conduit to bring Gangs, Crime, and

Violence to Ardenwald, Lake Road,

Downtown, and Island Station

Neighborhoods in Milwaukie


The Desirability of Rail Transit

Rail transit is a waste of money, and what

little benefit it provides in the form of

congestion relief is far exceeded by its cost.


Why Light Rail Is Wrong

for Milwaukie

The Beaverton Round


A transit-oriented

development, is

going bankrupt

again for the

third time.

After receiving

more than

$10 million in

subsidies

Web Page by,

Oak Grove

Dot Com

Click Here

The

Clearwater

Scam

Continues


Sewage

in

Clackamas County

Randal O'Toole,

founder of Ortem,

has published a

number of books & CD's

This book thoroughly

critiques Metro's plans

for Portland and shows

why density, rail, transit,

and regional planning will

reduce urban livability

rather than protect it.

Click here to view

all of his books

'Preserving the

American Dream Conference'


September 23-25 in Orlando, Florida.


"Defending Mobility

and Homeownership"

For most Americans, a home with a

yard and an automobile to get them where they want to go is how they

define the American Dream.  We

believe this is an ideal worth defending.