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Policymaker’s Ride Recap
Last Friday, Chris Smith and myself joined approximately 150 fellow riders on Cycle Oregon’s 10th annual Policymaker’s Ride. Other participants of the ride ran the entire spectrum of invested parties from the Mayor & his wife to city council members to health professionals and more. Indianapolis’ mayor Greg Ballard participated at the invitation from Portland…
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What the Streetcar
HatersSkeptics are MissingThere have been several critiques recently, dismissing streetcars as slow transit. I think that misses the point of streetcar, at least as we have deployed it here in Portland. Streetcar is transit that emphasizes short trips. That’s very much in line with the ‘Healthy Connected City’ plank of the Portland Plan, which envisions Portland as…
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MLS All-Star game open thread
Next week, Portland will host one a major cultural event, and you can take MAX to see it: Ted Nugent is playing the Expo Center. :) Oh, there will be a soccer game at Multhomah Civic PGE Jeld-Wen Providence Park, too, So, another Open Thread. Portland has updated its Comprehensive Plan, and has a rather…