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Woeful Infrastructure Investment
A sobering article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. The premise is that we are underinvesting in our infrastructure to the point that it will make us uncompetitive. While it’s not apples-to-apples because we’re maintaining while the other countries are developing, here are the comparative levels of infrastructure as a percentage of GDP: China: 9%…
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Grim Crosswalks
Via the Shift list, video of some highly provocative street art.
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ODOT Trip Check Adds Transit Data
ODOT’s Trip Check web site has added a section on Transit providers. The announcement follows. Here’s a deep link to the relevant section of Trip Check. ODOT adds public transit information to TripCheck.com Find transportation options online MAY 1, 2007 – The Oregon Department of Transportation’s award-winning travel information Web site, www.TripCheck.com, just added another…
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Seattle Clamps Down on Free Parking in Lake Union Neighborhood
Via Planetizen.
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Milwaukie LRT Crossing Options
At a recent Streetcar meeting, we got a briefing on the crossing options (PDF, 3.4M) under consideration for the Milwaukie LRT EIS process. The set to be studies in the EIS will be narrowed soon (indications favor the middle two), so weigh in soon if you have an opinion. Here’s the project page at Metro.