Land Lines Abril 2008
Features
The Case of Bogotá’s TransMilenio
During the last decade, bus rapid transit (BRT) has revolutionized regional transportation planning in much of the world. Using before and after data on property asking prices, we examined whether prices changed as Bogotá’s TransMilenio system expanded.
Using Local Referenda to Preserve Open Space
Between 1998 and 2006, some 1,550 land conservation referenda appeared on state, county, and municipal ballots across the United States, and their success rate was very high: nearly 80 percent of these measures passed, many by a wide margin.
