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Transit Surfer goes Production and New Interface Added
Thanks to all the folks who’ve been beta-testing our Transit Surfer tool. We’re releasing the official version 1.0 today, and it now has its own domain name: tsrf.us. There are currently two flavors: a wireless PDA interface (the one that’s been in beta test). It’s available now at http://tsrf.us/pda. The new interface is for desktop…
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Win a Free Bike Tour
Over at http://www.portlandpeace.org/, they’re offering a raffle for one of their “Sustainable Energy in Motion” bike tours. We don’t know a whole lot about the organization (other than that their blog often picks up links to our posts here at Portland Transport). But the goals sound admirable and the tours looks like fun. Check it…
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My Trip: Holiday Transportation Options
What place, if any, does the concept of “alternative transportation” have in celebrating the holidays? In my friend group, a couple of people are staying in Portland, but for the most part we’re traveling far and wide. Here’s just a sample of where we’re all heading from Portland (map here): Alamo, CA Astoria, OR Auburndale,…
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On Projects and CDs
A few weeks ago, we noted that the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the I-5 Delta Park project was due out and there was an option to order it on CD-ROM. Well, we have not received our CD yet (we assume it’s “in the mail”), but we did get an e-mail that the EA is available…
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More on Freight in the Netherlands
One of our final meetings in the Netherlands was one attended by Tom Miller (Sam Adams’ chief of staff) and myself with two representatives of the freight industry: a freight forwarder and a representative of their industry association. The meeting was at Schiphol airport, a major European hub of air freight activity. The area is…