Whither the passenger train?

Concern for the environment and the energy crisis has caused residents of Boise, Idaho, and others to wonder: what happened to our railroads, and in particular, our passenger trains? Part one in a two-part series. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.19/download-entire-issue

Little known or understood by the average American is his prodigious use — and waste — of all forms of energy. So wasteful have Americans been that we now find ourselves on the brink of energy disaster. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.19/download-entire-issue

Viewed in historical perspective, the disruption of our western landscape by second home developments may be of far greater importance than any other factor — more even than strip mining for coal, oil shale and uranium. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.18/download-entire-issue

As the ski resort town of Aspen, Colo., bursts with rapid growth, some county commissioners think the solution may be to let the community create its own zoning. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.18/download-entire-issue

“You can’t tell a man what to do with his land” has been the prevalent attitude toward land-use planning in Teton County, Wyo., for a long time. But things are changing here, and they’re changing fast. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.17/download-entire-issue

For the past year and a half, development near Cody, Wyo., has been stalled while the county writes and adopts comprehensive zoning regulations. But developers have plans for turning a narrow strip of land abutting the Shoshone National Forest into recreational homes, condominiums, and golf courses. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.17/download-entire-issue

For years, Streamboat Springs, Colo., showed the normal, orderly growth expected in a prosperous rural community that also caters to tourists. Now, a rush of growth has pushed condos up the sides of the mountains and transformed the community. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.16/download-entire-issue

The users of more than five million off-road recreational vehicles (ORVs) — motorcycles, four-wheelers, campers, and snowmobiles — are having difficulty sharing the public lands with those who favor traditional forms of locomotion — hikers, skiers, and showshoers. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.15/download-entire-issue

HCN hasn’t gone from rags to riches, exactly, but we are alive and well. Happily, it’s a story not only of this paper but also you, our readers and stockholders. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.14/download-entire-issue

The stampede into coal development in the northern Great Plains may be suddenly halted. Citizens and conservationists have filed suit to stop development until comprehensive analysis is made of the development’s regional impacts. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/5.13/download-entire-issue