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Upcoming Crosswalk Enforcement Action
MEDIA ADVISORY What: Press event for Pedestrian Crosswalk Enforcement Action Where: Mid-Block crossing in front of Elm Ct. YWCA, 1111 SW 10th Ave. When: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. press event 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. pedestrian crosswalk enforcement action Dakota InyoSwan Senior Community Outreach and Information Representative Portland Office of Transportation 1120…
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E-book Promotes Transportation Concept
Contributor Jerry Schneider is hosting a new e-book on his web site. For those not familiar with the concept, dual-mode is the idea that you drive your car normally on local streets, but that it coordinates with other vehicles in an automated fashion on higher-speed roads. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIX BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. Here…
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Transportation, Talent and the Traded Sector
I picked up Metro’s New Look flyer on Jobs & Economic Vitality, and was pleased to read that the Policy Framework leads with “livability has been a major attractor of people, talent, etc.” This cannot be repeated too often, but preferably without yet another picture of our one little container dock, T-6. Portland is no…
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Getting on the Bike
So here’s a great idea. Let’s give people some help getting comfortable using their bike as a means of transportation. A couple of implementations of this idea are under way: Over at Southeast Uplift, they’ve started a “Bike Buddy” mentoring program. Read the details at BikePortland.org. The BTA has scheduled a new round of their…
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Transport Jobs
A couple of open positions: The BTA is looking for a finance and development assistant. Alta Planning has openings in Portland for a Planner and a Landscape Architect/Designer.