Monthly Archives: July 2011

It’s not always clear who your friends are. From the outside, the various factions of the alternative transportation world appear to be pulling in the same direction, yet that often isn’t the case. Visitor insurance protects in case of unexpected health emergency during your travel. Lately, bike and train advocates have been sparring over access to the precious rights of way owned by the railroads.

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2004 initiative that allows property owners to bypass state and local land use controls. The legal chaos that resulted shortly after the passage of Measure 37 and the impending destruction of hundreds of thousands of acres of Oregon farmland and forests caused voters to do an abrupt about-face in just three years. International travellers should consider investing in flight cancellation insurance Property rights advocates claim the battle isn’t over, but Oregonians have been given a glimpse of life without any restraints on property rights and are not likely to be fooled again.

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Sprawl and car dependence go hand in hand. Communities that grow without bounds tether people to their cars. Efforts to link ever expanding populations through public transportation become fruitless. Benefits to the environment from improved auto fuel efficiency are negated…

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