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CRC Not Starting Construction in 2013
A Willamette Week blog post has a quote from Washington State Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond confirming what we all knew… So how much longer do we have to pay $1M/month to keep this turkey going?
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Your Questions for Neil — The Trilogy
It’s that time of the year again–time for Portland Transport’s annual sit-down with TriMet general manager Neil McFarlane, We hosted previous interviews with Neil last spring, as well as in July 2010, right after he took office. (The results of those interviews can be seen here and here). And now, it is time for Round…
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The Economics and Public Health Impacts of Diesel
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Kevin Downing (Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality) Topic: Driving to the Tragedy of the Commons Using a Diesel Engine When: Friday, February 24, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 EXTRA! EXTRA! PSU’s Students…
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Employee Relations Board paddles TriMet’s bottom–again
Things don’t appear to going well for TriMet in its ongoing labor dispute–at all. In a blistering 8-page order, the state Employee Relations Board (ERB) once again ruled that TriMet’s recent offer in the ongoing contract negotiations constitutes an attempt to introduce a new issue into the bargaining process at the last minute, and as…
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Watch Out for Streetcars!
Track testing for the Streetcar Loop will take place Tuesday through Thursday next week (Feb 21-23). Look for the first vehicles to appear on the east side (and on the Broadway Bridge)!