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Help Make Milwaukie LRT Safe: Task Force Members Sought
From Metro: Safety and Security Task Force a priority for the Portland Milwaukie Light Rail project As the planning and evaluation process for the proposed Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project is underway, there are many opportunities for interested citizens to get involved and offer input on the various impacts and benefits of a new light rail…
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Bump Bump Bump
An article in today’s Oregonian outlines the debate at the Federal level on using transit funding as a tool for economic development versus just transportation (in my opinion not instead of transportation, but in addition to it). The article suggests that this may be an issue for the Streetcar Loop project. I don’t think that’s…
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What Can Europe Teach Us About Walking?
The PSU transportation seminars are back for the fall! Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. John Pucher, Rutgers University Topic: Promoting Safe Walking and Cycling to Improve Public Health: Lessons from Europe When: Friday, September 28, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center
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Congestion Pricing for Transit?
Apparently they’re thinking about it in NYC.
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Creeping Up To Dunthorpe
Update: 9/24/07 Here’s the full report (PDF, 67K) of the steering committee recommendation. Here’s the critical language around the trail piece: a. Metro, with assistance from project partners through the TAC and PMG, should develop a process to undertake the Trail Refinement Next Steps listed above. The result of this process would be to resolve…