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Imitation is the Sincerest Form…
On Ramp is reporting on the formation of a “a transportation coalition led by 249 Puget Sound-area employers” that is modelled on our own LLoyd TMA, one of the first and most successful Transportation Management Associations in our region.
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Security Dollars for Transit
The Portland Business Journal is reporting that Homeland Security has awarded $800K to TriMet and $150K to C-Tran for security. Anyone from TriMet reading out there who can tell us how it will get spent?
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30 Years of Trolleybus Advocacy
Long-time transit advocates will be familiar with Ray Polani. Ray has been advocating for a greater role for public transit for decades, most recently focusing on the need to run MAX under the river and underground through downtown for greater speed and efficiency. Ray is old-school, he doesn’t use a computer. Nonetheless he heard about…
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Bunk Beds for Cars
The Daily Journal of Commerce is reporting on the first project in Portland that will employ parking “lifts”, a technology that lets you elevate one car, so you can park another one underneath. Here’s a site for a German vendor offering the same technology.
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Transportation Job: Safe Routes to School Coordinator
Via the SHIFT list: DEADLINE: 4:30 pm, Monday, November 6, 2006 Safe Routes to School Program Coordinator Portland Office of Transportation – Bureau of Transportation Systems Management Recruitment No. 06-259 Approximate Monthly Salary: $4,534 – $6,047 The Position The Safe Routes to School Program Coordinator will provide overall program coordination for the programs of the…