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Missing Issue in Governor Race
This spring, we tried to get the Gubernatorial candidates to response to a questionnaire on transportation. We failed miserably. Jim Mayer of the O did a little better, but transportation certainly is not a big issue in the campaign.
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Parking Meters = Gentrification?
Update: 10/18/06 According to yesterday’s O, Sam is not making much progress with the Hawthorne folks. Original Post: 10/6/06 Commissioner Sam has been advocating for parking meters in neighborhood business districts, including Hawthorne. He’s been using Pasadena’s historic shopping district as a case study, citing improvements in turnover driving more profitable business. Well, Willamette Week…
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Someone Came Away Impressed
The International Downtown Association conference was here in Portland last week. One delegate from South Africa, Neil Fraser, came away impressed with Portland (including our transportation system) and wrote about it back home. Now if only our local downtown association were as impressed.
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Commuting in America
Every 10 years the Transportation Research Board takes a look at the census data and produces a report on the state of commuting in this country. The current report, Commuting in America III (you can buy the report or download the executive summary) was published yesterday. NPR had a piece on Morning Edition, which focused…
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Flexcar 101
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2006 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Brodie Hylton, Flexcar Topic: Flexcar 101 When: Friday, October 20, 2006, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center (www.pdx.edu/map.html)