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  • 2011: A Very Good Year0

    • December 29, 2011

    This past year has been very good for antiplanners. In February, the Antiplanner had an op ed in National Review opposing high-speed rail that summarized years of research on the subject. The Antiplanner also argued that Florida was the linch pin of President Obama’s planned national high-speed rail system. Just a week after the National […]

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  • Best Wishes for the Solstice and New Year0

    • December 23, 2011

    Three-Fingered Jack in the Oregon Cascades. Click to see the full greeting. The Antiplanner wishes everyone a happy holiday and productive new year.

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  • Happy Thanksgiving0

    • November 24, 2011

    Here in central Oregon, Smokey got a taste of his first powder snow a few days ago. Though it has mostly melted at our elevation, there is plenty at Santiam Pass a few miles away. The Antiplanner and his companions wish all readers of this site, faithful allies and loyal opponents both, a wonderful and […]

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  • California Bus Association0

    • October 26, 2011

    The Antiplanner spent the last couple of days at the annual meeting of the California Bus Association, which left me unable to post as I was too cheap to pay the hotel $9.95 per day for Internet access even though the nice people at the Bus Association would probably have covered the cost. In any […]

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  • Back in the Air Again0

    • October 11, 2011

    The Antiplanner is flying to Denver today for three presentations. First, I’ll speak about the futility of government planning to a group called Hear Us Now in Thornton. The event will take place tonight at 6:00 pm at that bastion of free-markets (they don’t take TIF money), Gander Mountain, 9923 Grant, Thornton (accessible from Thornton […]

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  • Remembering Jane Jacobs0

    • October 7, 2011

    An article in The American Conservative commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of publication of The Death and Life of Great American Cities. The publication also asked the Antiplanner to join a number of New Urbanists and others in an on-line seminar about the influence of Jacobs on American cities. The Antiplanner’s response was that “Jacobs was […]

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