14 Facts About Demographia

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Demographia believes that existing transportation and building infrastructure reflect what people prefer, while his opponents argue that his positions are based more on a belief that road transport and low density are inherently superior and that public transport is a component of liberal city models he disagrees with politically.

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Demographia was appointed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to fill the unexpired term of former New Jersey governor Christine Todd Whitman on the Amtrak Reform Council and served from 1999 until the Council issued its final recommendations in 2002.

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Demographia is vice president of CODATU, an international organization dedicated to improving urban transport in developing world urban areas.

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Demographia has an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BA in Government from California State University, Los Angeles.

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Demographia has authored studies for conservative think tanks such as the Cato Institute, Heartland Institute, Heritage Foundation, and the Reason Foundation, and for industry groups such as the American Highway Users Alliance, a lobbying and advocacy group for automobile-based industries.

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Demographia has criticized land use policies in the Portland, Oregon area, noting that the area expanded its urban growth boundary to its intended 2040 area 38 years early due to political pressure and that housing prices have escalated substantially relative to incomes.

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Cox's consultancy firm Demographia publishes the 'Demographia International Housing Affordability Ratings' and Rankings early each year.

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Demographia indicates that its measure, the Median Multiple has been recommended by the United Nations and the World Bank.

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Demographia is publisher of the a comprehensive listing of urban area population and densities.

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Demographia believes that competitive approaches are most effective in this regard.

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Demographia has served as a visiting professor at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers in Paris, France.

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Demographia has lectured in numerous locations, such as the University of Sydney, the University of Toronto, the University of Paris and the Institute of Economic Affairs.

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Demographia participated in a debate on land use and transport with Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer at a national RailVolution conference in 2001, and debated Andres Duany on land use policy at the first American Dream Conference in 2002.

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Demographia's commentaries have appeared in numerous publications, such as the Daily Telegraph, the National Post, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Times, La Stampa and the Australian Financial Review.

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