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Video – TriMet Safety Review Press Conference
Yesterday, TriMet general manager Neil McFarlane held a press conference to talk about safety in light of this spring’s tragic bus accident and the ongoing safety review that incident spurred. Some of the big changes announced (more are pending the outcome of the review): TriMet will create a new safety director position which answers directly…
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Time for the Great CRC Reckoning?
From the project: Project Sponsors Council and partners to discuss comprehensive package of draft recommendations July 16 VANCOUVER – The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council will review and discuss on July 16 a comprehensive package of draft recommendations resulting from a four-month collaborative process to address questions raised by Council members. PSC members will…
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Video – TriMet Hybrid Bus Press Conference
Videos from today’s press conference announcing federal funds to purchase four hybrid buses for TriMet’s Line 72, with TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D – OR-3), and FTA Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan: Part 1 – Main Presentation Part 2 – Q&A After the press conference, I asked for some additional info via…
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Reflecting on Yesterday’s JPACT Vote
It’s the first time I’ve ever seen multiple twitter streams covering a Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) meeting! For those of you who haven’t been following the blow-by-blow, freight interests in the region banded together, hired a PR agency to brand their efforts, and made an attempt to shift a significant portion of…
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Four Streetcar Systems Funded for $25M each by Feds
USDOT announced $293M in “Urban Circulator” grants today and Streetcar proposals in Fort Worth, Cincinnati, Charlotte and St. Louis each nabbed $25M. Analysis at the transport politic. Hopefully Oregon Ironworks has already dispatched sales teams…