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Organizing the World’s Transit
Google describes its mission as “organizing the world’s information”. Friday, at the Transit track of GOSCON, Google discussed its plans for Google Transit with the assembled participants. Ultimately, Google intends for the transit planner to be part of its overall multi-modal trip planner (as in get from any point A on the globe to any…
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Loop Group Goes Underground
Update: 10/16/06 Randy Gragg weighs in on this issue in his Sunday O column. Original Post: 10/9/06 According to the Portland Tribune, the next phase of the downtown Portland freeway loop study (known affectionately as the “loop group”) will include consideration of a tunnel to replace the Eastbank Freeway.
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More Transit Mall Broken Eggs
Jim Mayer picks up in the Oregonian (“Downtown’s maze gets tricker”) where the Tribune left off, talking about disruption to businesses from Transit Mall and related construction. Meanwhile, the Business Journal is reporting on an eminant domain fight (subscription required unfortunately) over the properties on the southern end of the mall where TriMet is putting…
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One Down, One to Go
I’ve described our family before as 3.5 drivers with two cars. Well, that changed this week. Our youngest 1.5 drivers (son with license, daughter with learner’s permit) have left for school (both without cars). We celebrated by letting go of one of the cars, via the Portland Transport vehicle donation program. So we’re now two…