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Looking Big Brother in the Eye
As a result of my recent notariety, and a referral from a fellow neighborhood activist, I received an invitation to host a breakout session at last week’s “Synthetic Portland” conference. You’ll remember that after 9/11, there was much talk of law enforcement and intelligence not exchanging information. This conference was about fixing that, particularly with…
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Just for Fun
Hat tip to Dave Brook. Enjoy.
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American Energy: Breaking Our Addiction to Oil
The Worldwatch Institute, Oregon Environmental Council, Illahee, and the Sightline Institute present AMERICAN ENERGY: BREAKING OUR ADDICTION TO OIL Christopher Flavin President, Worldwatch Institute Wednesday, September 27, 2006 7:00-8:00 PM Wine and Dessert Reception 8:00-9:30 PM Speaking Program Multnomah Athletic Club 1849 SW Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97205 Across America, recognition is growing that dependence…
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Streetcar Ridership Survey
Regular readers will know that one of the transportation hats I wear is chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Portland Streetcar. Following up on the spot-check fare inspections we’ve been doing, we’re looking at fare policy for the Streetcar. As part of that exercise, we want to understand ridership and fare purchase patterns. We’ve…
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Conservative Reappraisal
Hat tip to Roland who posted this report over at CommissionerSam.com. I’ve just finished reading the report (“Does Transit Work? A Conservative Reappraisal”). The main idea is to assess the success of transit in not in terms of total trips, but rather in terms of those categories of trips for which it is competitive (the…