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CRC Skepticism from a Metro Councilor
Councilor Liberty was kind enough to share this memo (PDF, 39K) to his Metro colleagues [already in the public record] regarding the Columbia River Crossing project. He has some doubts: The problem is defined entirely in terms of vehicle movement (cars, trucks, bikes, pedestrians, transit) and safety. The definition does not encompass the sources of…
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New York Times Editorializes for Diesel
Specifically, for low-particulate-emitting diesel cars.
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Updated: CRC and River Navigation
Update: 10/05/06 The Metro Council received a briefing on the CRC at their work session on Tuesday and commented on the potential of realigning the barge channel through the rail bridge as a way to simplify the overall problem, and the difficulty with doing so because of the private ownership of the rail bridge. The…
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Feisty Trail Meeting in Lake O
Metro planned for 40-50 attendees at last night’s workshop on the trail portion of the Willamette Shoreline transit/trail alternatives analysis. They got a substantially larger turnout, apparently due to outreach among neighborhoods along the alignment. The small-group format, designed to answer the planners’ questions about project parameters, went out the window as attendees politely but…
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KBOO Bike Show: Off-street Trails and Bike and Walk to School
Featuring a special membership drive program with guest host Tim Calvert discussing the Springwater Trail and his other favorite off-street paths. We talk on the phone with children participating in National Bike and Walk to School Day.