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Another Rail Line Bites the Dust?
An article in the Oregonian suggests that public sector leaders my decide that after damage from recent storms the cost of repairing the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad is simply too high.
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Rob Zako for OTC!
Occasional Portland Transport contributor and state-wide transportation advocate (Rob is the organizer of the Otran e-mail list) Rob Zako has applied for one of the two open positions on the Oregon Transportation Commission. I will be writing to Governor Kulongoski to recommend Rob, and I would urge other Portland Transport readers to do the same.…
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Double Decking
A guest post from regular commenter Garlynn Woodsong: Recently, we have discussed the testing in San Francisco of a double-decker bus, which will then move on to Las Vegas, NV to go into full service as a part of the fleet serving their Deuce line. Tri-Met is currently running its fleet on B5 biodiesel, and…
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Sellwood Transportation Projects
The Sellwood neighborhood has been in the news several times recently with regards to transportation issues. The bridge committee recently recommended four bridge designs and four alignments for further study. Theresa Pucik, the vice chairwoman of the Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League, was quoted in the Clackamas Review recently decrying the planned location of the Bybee Blvd…
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New Outreach Specialist at TriMet
From the Business Journal: Martin Gonzalez will focus on outreach to riders with limited English proficiency. I wonder what he has to say about fare machines?