Randal O’Toole (pictured at left), an expert on urban growth, public land, and transportation issues and author of The Best-Laid Plans, will be in Fairbanks March 12-13 for several presentations.
O’Toole, a Cato Institute senior fellow, will give a public lecture at UAF, participate in a book signing session, and speak to three organizations.
O'Toole's research on national forest management, culminating in his 1988 book, Reforming the Forest Service, has had a major influence on Forest Service policy and on-the-ground management. His analysis of urban land-use and transportation issues, brought together in his 2001 book, The Vanishing Automobile and Other Urban Myths, has influenced decisions in cities across the country. In his most recent book, The Best-Laid Plans, O'Toole calls for repealing federal, state, and local planning laws and proposes reforms that can help solve social and environmental problems without government regulations.
O'Toole is the author of numerous Cato papers. He has also written for Regulation magazine as well as opinion pieces and articles for numerous other national journals and newspapers. An Oregon native, O'Toole was educated in forestry at Oregon State University and in economics at the University of Oregon.
O'Toole's Fairbanks schedule is:
Friday, March 12, noon, Republican luncheon, Westmark Hotel, $15 lunch fee. RSVP 374-1644. “When Does Planning Work Better Than Free Markets?”
Friday, March 12, 4 p.m. Arctic International Mining Symposium, Westmark Hotel. “Public Lands and Private Property Rights.”
Saturday, March 13, 10 a.m. to noon, North Pole Grange, North Pole Economic Development Corp. “The Costs of Smart Growth.”
Saturday, March 13, 1 to 4 p.m., New Alexandria Books, Northgate Square. Book signing.
Saturday, March 13, 6.m., UAF Schaible Auditorium, free public lecture. “The Congestion Coalition: Why Some People Want to Reduce Your Mobility.”
O’Toole’s visit is sponsored by UAF School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, UAF School of Management, UAF Students Who Enjoy Economic Thinking, the Alaska Policy Forum, and the Interior Alaska Conservative Coalition. Call 374-1644 or 590-4164 for more information.
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