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How Good is Your Commute Benefit?
Portland Afoot, the 10-minute low-car life news magazine (disclaimer – I’m on their board), would like to know. They’ve put together a survey they’d like you to have your HR department fill out for the “best employers” feature in their April issue.
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Portland Afoot: TriMet “moving towards” asking Legislature to get involved in labor dispute.
Michael at Portland Foot is reporting that TriMet is looking to undo the current Oregon law which treats transit workers as essential (similar to police and firefighters), a designation which prevents labor stoppages (strikes or lockouts) and forces labor disputes into binding arbitration. Hints were dropped about the earlier this month, in particular with Lynn…
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Willamette Week: “downsized” CRC is an Optical Illusion
Read their take on the Columbia River Crossing scope in today’s issue.
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TriMet officially releases budget-balancing proposal
Mentioned in the Open Thread, but worthy of its own article. TriMet has officially released its new budget proposal (you can read the initial proposal here). Joseph Rose reports on the story here. The highlights, many of which have been discussed previously: Elimination of fare zones and Free Rail Zone. Equalize MAX and bus transfer…
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Seems Like it was Just Last Year
That Portland had it’s first traffic safety summit. But here we are at year six… SAVE THE DATE MARCH 13 for the SIXTH TRANSPORTATION SAFETY SUMMIT WHEN: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:30-9:00 PM WHERE: Jefferson High School, 5210 N Kerby Portland, OR 97217 The Sixth Transportation Safety Summit kicks off with a Community Initiatives Poster…