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CRC Short $900M (or is that $3.2B?)
The Oregonian outlines the negative outlook for the Oregon and Washington Legislatures providing the local match for the Columbia River Crossing in the face of declining driving (1.2 BILLON miles fewer driven in Oregon in 2010 less than in the peak year of 2002, despite rising population). Of course, it’s not as if the Federal…
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CRC: Frequently Repeated Lies
As an economist–someone who follows data and trends closely–and as a long time observer of the CRC public relations machine, I’ve become accustomed to the Orwellian spin that they frequently put on the facts. The latest sign of CRC’s continuing disconnect from reality is its effort to deny that higher gas prices and declining traffic…
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Upcoming Jarrett Walker talks in Oregon
Well-known transportation planning consultant (and native Portlander) Jarrett Walker, who wrote the book Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich our Communities and our Lives, and authors the blog Human Transit, will have two speaking engagements in Oregon. The first, down in Lane County, will be entitled “Eugene-Springfield Transit: What are the…
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KBOO Bike Show: Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.1MB) Earl discusses cycling and transportation policy and funding, both locally and nationally with Tori and Steph. Timo Forsberg from the Portland Bureau of Transportation talks about events for May’s “PDX Bike Month”.
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May 2012 Open Thread
A few interesting news items and reminders. Primary election is May 15. While we can’t endorse candidates, we can point you to Portland Afoot’s low-car voters guide. AROW (Active Right of Way) has a voters guide as well. TriMet’s Washington Park Shuttle service starts May 5. A Brookings Institute study links exclusionary zoning to school…