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Jarrett Walker Coming Home to Portland…
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jarrett Walker Topic: Human Transit: Old Principles, New Choices, New Opportunities Abstract: http://www.cts.pdx.edu/abstracts/walker_abstract.php When: Friday, May 18th, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 International transit consultant and author Jarrett Walker (Human Transit: How…
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A Plug for a Good Cause
To a large degree, I try to allocate my charitable giving dollars in alignment with my policy advocacy. Which is why for each of the last two years, one of the bigger (tax-deductible) checks I’ve written has been to the Community Cycling Center. Right now they’re engaged in a campaign to fund their program to…
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Celebrate Swan Island Transportation Tomorrow
From the Swan Island Transportation Management Association (TMA): Big improvements are coming in the next few months to Swan Island – pedestrian and bicycle access projects that will make getting to and around the Island safer and more fun. Over the next several months, the Going to the River project will improve pedestrian and bike…
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OPAL Releases Alternative Proposal for TriMet Budget (Updated)
This post from a couple weeks ago has been updated with some new thoughts regarding the WES commuter rail service. Only a few days after TriMet released its final budget recommendation, OPAL has released its alternative budget proposal aimed at limiting fare increases and service cuts. OPAL and its allies are adopting a smart strategy…
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Needed: Some Android Expertise
It appears that our favorite Transit Appliance platform, the Chumby, is on its way out. The best opportunity for a low-cost (sub $200) small-format (under 12″) device as a replacement is probably an Android tablet. Here’s what we need to make it work: 1) Ability to configure a WiFi connection and have the device remember…