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Transit Insight from Big Data
PSU Transportation Seminar When: Friday, October 3, 12-1 p.m. Where: Room 204 of the Distance Learning Center Wing of the Urban Center at PSU Speaker: Mohja L. Rhoads, South Bay Cities Council of Governments Topic: Using “big data” for transportation analysis: A case study of the LA Metro Expo Line Summary: Access to a comprehensive…
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Decision time for Powell/Division
Tomorrow, September 29, Metro will host a combination steering committee/open house on the Powell/Division project, in which staff recommendations will be presented. Not too surprisingly, staff recommendations include: Bus instead of rail (LRT or Streetcar). This is expected, as the proposed budget and timeframe for the project is simply not compatible with a rail solution,…
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Almost October Open Thread
A long nasty project at work has finally wrapped up; apologies for the extended absense. Tualatin voters passed a public-vote-on-light-rail measure earlier this month. Unlike a similar recent measure in Tigard, this one only affects LRT and not BRT, and does not require the city to issue pointless statements that it is “opposed” to light…
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Our Two Latest Transit Appliances
When classes begin at the new Collaborative Life Sciences Building (a PSU/OHSU joint venture) in South Waterfront, students will be greeted by not one, but TWO large-screen transit appliances in the building. The building atrium is cavernous. The screen is taller than my daughter – 80″ inches on the diagonal I believe (our biggest ever)…
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Corruption-Free Paystations
After the Federal conviction related to Portland’s last paystation contract, the City has embarked on a new procurement for paystations, and now has four different models from two manufacturers installed in the vicinity of SW 3rd and Salmon. They’d love to have you try them and give feedback.