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March 2012 Open Thread
March is upon us, and that means another Open Thread. In the middle of the month, we’re sitting down to interview TriMet GM Neil McFarlane. Submit your questions here. If you live in Oregon City, your very own Carmageddon will be coming in about three weeks, as ODOT closes OR213 at I-205 for four days…
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Sam Strikes Back
The Sunday Oregonian did a hatchet job on Portland’s transportation budget, essentially claiming that we have taken our eye off the ball on job 1 – paving streets for cars. This morning the Mayor has an op-ed piece defending the spending decisions, reminding us that they were framed on a basis of prioritizing safety and…
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Oregonian Picks Sides in TriMet/ATU Battle
Squarely on the side of TriMet management, and calling on the Legislature to end binding arbitration for the agency and Amalgamated Transit Union.
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Digging Into TriMet’s Proposed Service Changes: NW Edition
It’s time once more to dive into TriMet’s proposed service changes. This time I will look at the areas where the vast majority of actual bus service cuts will be concentrated: NW Portland and St. Johns. First, here are the maps of current and proposed service: First of all, the big service cut. TriMet is…
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Would single-payer healthcare help resolve the TriMet labor impasse?
Apologies for going off topic somewhat–healthcare is not a primary topic of this blog. However, the big issue in the dispute between the union and TriMet isn’t pay, but healthcare benefits. Costs for have been growing without bound, and are expected to grow. Health care costs for public employees are taking an ever bigger share…