The Antiplanner

The Wall Street Journal reports that “Portland real estate is such a mess that all housing is affordable housing” (ungated).

The Antiplanner’s ten reasons why a Fort Collins-Pueblo train makes no sense was published by the Gazette yesterday.

Matt Knoedler turned one of the Antiplanner’s commentaries on the Colorado Connector into a song!

Texans who feel smug about California’s failing high-speed rail project should recognize that the Lone Star state has similar insane passenger rail programs.

“I’ve got mine; screw you!”

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek recently announced that she was “pausing” work by state agencies on data centers.

In a turnaround from my childhood, the main supporters of the Democratic Party are urban elites, while the main supporters of the Republican Party are members of the working class.

Two weeks ago, Brightline Florida arranged for a $350 million loan in the event that it goes into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

As the 25th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, today brings to mind World War II historian Stephen Ambrose’s warning: “don’t bunch up.”

Portland’s light-rail system was 40 years old last Saturday and naturally TriMet, the region’s transit agency, has a celebratory article all about how Portland managed to escape the evil Robert Moses, who was trying to force everyone to drive cars in the…

Transit carried just 83.3 percent as many riders in July of 2026 as in the same month of 2019, according to data released Friday by the Federal Transit Administration.

The Antiplanning family wishes you an enjoyable three-day weekend and safe travels wherever you may go.

Americans flew 3.7 percent more trips in July of 2026 than during the same month in 2019, according to TSA passenger counts.

Nearly five years ago, Congress passed the infrastructure bill, formally known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

In the past five years, says the Oregonian (a.k.a.

Last week, the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection approved rules designed to protect homes from burning in wildfires.

Just before Denver’s Regional Transit District put the $4.7-billion FasTracks plan on the 2004 ballot, it sent a mailer to just about everyone in its district telling them how wonderful it would be for Denver to have more trains.

After five months in New Jersey, the Antiplanner is happy to be returning to Oregon.