Reports

A Better Way to Go - Meeting America’s 21st Century Transportation Challenges with Modern Public Transit 3/13/2008

America’s automobile-centered transportation system was a key component of the nation’s economic prosperity during the 20th century. But our transportation system is increasingly out of step with the challenges of the 21st century. Rising fuel prices, growing traffic congestion, and the need to address critical challenges such as global warming and America’s addiction to imported oil all point toward the need for a new transportation future.

Mixed Signals: How Retailers Mislead Consumers on the Digital Television (DTV) Transition 2/13/2008

In Colorado, staff at all five national retailers we surveyed provided inaccurate or misleading information about the digital transition. 94% of sales staff provided inaccurate information about converter boxes. 81% of sales staff provided inaccurate information about the coupon program. 19% of sales staff provided inaccurate information about the transition date. 1% of sales staff tried to up-sell us to more expensive, unneeded products. 44% of the stores surveyed still had analog TVs on their shelves. 86% of the stores with analog TVs had tags that were mislabeled or hard to read.