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By Randal O’Toole

Last week, the Cato Institute released my report on rail transit and

the environment. The report shows that most light-rail lines use as

much energy per passenger mile as an SUV and emit as much greenhouse

gases as the average automobile. I conclude that cities that want to

save energy or minimize greenhouse gas emissions should not build

rail transit, but should instead take steps to reduce emissions from

automobiles by relieving congestion.

You can download the full report from http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-615.pdf

I will present this report at the 2008 Preserving the American Dream

conference in Houston this May 16-18. The conference will also

feature speakers on the environmental impacts of various land uses

and residential densities as well as many other topics. Plus this

will be an unparalleled opportunity to see what life is like in a

major city without zoning. For more information, go to

http://americandreamcoalition.org/pad08.html

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