“The law of large proportions: The biggest things matter most.”

The best way to efficiently improve transit is to promote competition among transit providers. This will result in service that is better customized to individual needs.

Policy Recommendations •Fund states & MPOs based on the user fees they collect •Require that TIPs be cost-effective •Create a citizen-enforcement process

Preserving the American Dream Bellevue, Washington April 17-19, 2009

americandreamcoalition.or g cato.org/policyanalysis For more information: Web sites: ti.org/antiplanner americandreamcoalition.or g cato.org/policyanalysis E-mail: rot@ti.org More ideas and solutions to urban problems can be found in my book, The Vanishing Automobile and Other Urban Myths, as well as on the Thoreau Institute’s web site, which has links to most of the data cited in this show as well as a more detailed analysis of San Jose’s problems.