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The Tyranny of Absolutes
There’s been a lot of buzz online about TriMet’s decision to end service for the #15 on Thurman St., routing the bus to Montgomery Park instead. Steve Duin of the Oregonian has the best piece I’ve seen on the decision. I’m saddened. Like almost everyone else who has held the position of chair of the…
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Transit Score Debuts
The good folks at Front Seat, who brought us Walk Score, have now added Transit Score to their evaluation of your favorite address. It includes some very cool multi-modal comparison tools for your commute trip. There’s been a lot of coverage around the web, so I won’t go into details, but I was struck that…
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A Truly Independent CRC Panel
Metro Councilor Robert Liberty has put together a diverse panel to discuss alternatives to the Columbia River Crossing, to be convened on September 14th. Don’t miss it. Full details below… Metro Councilor Robert Liberty Convenes Panel Discussion of Alternatives to Current Columbia River Crossing Proposal 7 to 9 PM Tuesday September 14, 2010 The Columbia…
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Transit Tracker by Txt Msg
We’ve offered a variant of this for years, but I’m glad to see to it go mainstream from TriMet.
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Jarrett Walker – “A Field Guide to Transit Quarrels”
Late last month, Jarrett Walker of HumanTransit.org gave a great talk at Metro. PortlandTransport was there to record the event. Jarrett is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. Originally from Portland, he is now based in Sydney, Australia. His presentation, “A Field Guide to Transit Quarrels”, deals with the language and…