Year: 2009

  • Focus on Transportation, Health and Equity

    From Coalition for a Livable Future: Transportation Health Equity Series: Save the Date A partnership of organizations in the Portland Metro region is proud to announce a series of events around Transportation Health Equity on January 28 and 29, 2010. An emerging working group of Metro Portland-Vancouver organizations announce a special series of community events…

  • Willamette Shoreline Transit Plugs Along

    From Metro: Metro and its partners continue to work to develop a transit project that meets future travel demand between Lake Oswego and Portland, supports local and regional land use plans, and garners public acceptance and community support. The transit project is now preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement, studying the potential benefits and impacts…

  • Almost Official: Barbur’s Next

    From Metro: On Wednesday, Dec. 17, the High Capacity Transit Subcommittee agreed to recommend the Barbur Boulevard corridor as the next regional priority to advance to high capacity transit project development. Project development will determine the HCT option, light rail, bus rapid transit or rapid streetcar, in the vicinity of Barbur Boulevard that will offer…

  • Partnerships for Pedestrian Safety

    America Walks is celebrating the work of the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition in forming partnerships to promote safety, including: Share the Road Safety Class is a first-offense diversion course for road users who have impeded another’s right of way Eye to Eye is a campaign that has raised awareness about our shared responsibilities on the road…

  • The Social Life of Transit

    This evening on my streetcar ride home, a young woman attending the pastry program at the Culinary Institute boarded and shared her day’s class work with everyone around her, giving the whole train a sugar high. Has that ever happened on your car commute?