Randal O'Toole (born 1952) is an American public policy analyst. The majority of O'Toole's work has focused on public lands, land-use regulation, and transportation, particularly light rail. He frequently criticizes proposals for passenger rail systems.[1][2][3]
He had been associated with the Cato Institute as an adjunct scholar since 1995 and a senior fellow from 2007–2021.[4] O'Toole was the McCluskey Visiting Fellowship for Conservation at Yale University in 1998, and has served as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley (1999) and Utah State University (2000). O'Toole studied economics at the University of Oregon, but did not receive a degree.[5][6][7] O'Toole's private consultancy is known as the Thoreau Institute.
O'Toole usually refers to himself as "The Antiplanner".[8] He was fired by the Cato Institute in December 2021.[9]
- ^ Randal O'Toole (2001). The Vanishing Automobile and Other Urban Myths: How Smart Growth Will Harm American Cities. Thoreau Institute. ISBN 978-0970643902.
- ^ Randal O'Toole (2007). The Best-Laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future. Cato Institute. ISBN 978-1933995076.
- ^ [email protected], Scott Weiser (7 December 2021). "Front Range rail system critics question how many commuters would actually use it". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Goodbye, Cato – the Antiplanner". 23 December 2021.
- ^ DeFusco, David (Winter 2003). "Alumna gives $1 million to endow McCluskey visiting fellowship" (PDF). Yale Environmental News. Yale University. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2004.
- ^ "10.20.99 – Endangered Species Act Failing to Protect the Nation's Wildlife". berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "Biography – Randal O'Toole". prfamerica.org. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "Randal O'Toole, The Anti-Planner: Fraud of Smart Growth and Sustainable Development". myemail.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Goodbye, Cato – The Antiplanner". ti.org. 23 December 2021.