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at a cost that is no higher than necessary.
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What government does for one
it should do for all;
What government does not do for all
it should do for none.

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DEMOGRAPHICS
Demographic Briefs
US Urbanized Areas: 1950-1990 --- 40 Data & Ranking Tables
US CBD Employment & Market Share: Major Metropolitan Areas, 1990
US Metropolitan Areas: 1990-1996 Population
London & Boroughs Population History
City of Paris Population History
Population History: 50 Largest US Cities (Municipalities) from 1850
City of New York & Boroughs: Population & Density from 1790
Book Review: The Future Once Happened Here
Toronto Megacity Address to the Empire Club & Canadian Club
Potemkin Village: Planning, Publicity and Reality in Portland
The Myth of Portland Planning Superiority over Seattle
The New Urbanism: The Other Side (with Links)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT (PUBLIC TRANSIT)
Urban Transport Fact Book
6th Int'l Competition/Ownership Conference Set for Cape Town
US Competitive Tendering Saves 30% - Comprehensive 1995 Survey
Europe & US Market Shares:   Passenger :  Freight   Comparisons
Book Review: Transport in Europe
LA Bus Riders Pay Too Much for Too Little
    Los Angeles Times Op-ed by Wendell Cox
Work Trip Market Share: US Central Business Districts: 1990
Transit Market Share < than Annual Auto Growth: Most US Metros
US School Buses 5 Times Safer than Transit
Major Infrastructure Forecasting Errors Cost Taxpayers & Governments
Great Britain Public Transport Ridership from 1950
London Transport Ridership from 1950
Light Rail in Minneapolis: A Bridge to Nowhere
Light Rail in Milwaukee
Rescuing the Chicago Transit Authority
Rail Referenda Results in the United States
US Auto Fatality Rate Lower than Public Transport
Intensity of Urban Rail Usage: 169 World Systems
US Public Transport Ridership Drops While Subsidies Double
US Employment & Public Transport Work Trips: 1960-1990
US Public Transport 1990-95 Ridership by Metropolitan Area
US School Bus & Public Transport Costs & Ridership
Competition in Public Transport: International State of the Art
Public Transport in the US: The Imperative for Reform
Competitive Tendering & Deregulation (London & Outside)
Diseconomies of Scale in US Public Transport
INTERCITY PASSENGER TRANSPORT
Intercity Transport Fact Book
Europe & US Market Shares:   Passenger :  Freight   Comparisons
Amtrak 6 Year Severance Repealed
Book Review: Transport in Europe
European High Speed Rail Fatality Rate Likely Above US Airlines Rate
Florida High Speed Rail: Tax Financed Junk Bonds
Fatality Rates Rise Faster in States Not Raising Speed Limits
Major Infrastructure Forecasting Errors Cost Taxpayers & Governments
21st Century Transportation: Expanding Mobility through Technology
US Highway Taxes Exceed Expenditures in 1995
Financial Failure Predicted for Florida High Speed Rail
Response to Florida DOT on High Speed Rail
Amtrak at 25: @ Cato Institute
LABOR
Labor Market Reporter
Government Employment Fact Book
Govt. Employee Wage Increases Higher than Private in 48 States
US Govt. Publishes Potentially Misleading Public-Private Pay Comparison
US Trade Union Market Share Drops to 95 Year Low
Government & Private Employee Compensation: 1996 (US)
US Private & Government Employee Compensation: 1980-1996
US Trade Union Market Share Continues Decline in 1996
US Private Employees 2.6 Times as Likely to be Laid Off as Govt.
Response to Colorado Auditor: State Employee Compensation
Government Employment Profile: Colorado State Employees
OTHER PUBLIC POLICY
The Public Purpose
Government Cost Review
US Public Schools and Private Schools Compared
Major Infrastructure Forecasting Errors Cost Taxpayers & Governments
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