January 1, 1998

Transportation ‘half-truths’ don’t always hold up

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I’ve noticed transportation issues (highway congestion, public transit, etc.) are a little like sports (hockey, football, etc.). Everyone is an expert, but no one agrees with anyone else.

One reason we debate transportation so much is we rely too much on a number of common half-truths. These cause trouble precisely because they are at least partially true. Let’s look at some of these half-truths and see how they hold up under scrutiny.

Traffic growth is caused by population growth.

During the 1980s, Colorado’s population grew…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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