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Your Questions for Neil – “Round 2” – The Videos – Parts 1 and 2
Here’s the first two parts of our latest interview with Neil McFarlane, based on questions submitted by the readers of Portland Transport. Parts 1 and 2 cover the broad topic areas of TriMet’s financing and service levels, the economy, project funding, and labor contracts. Parts 1 and 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Special…
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Your Questions for Neil – The Sequel
UPDATE Our interview is currently scheduled for Tuesday, March 15th. If there’s a question you’d like to ask but don’t see something similar in the comments, now is your last chance… Please wrap up questions by early afternoon on Monday. Thanks! Last July, we conducted an interview with TriMet’s new General Manager, Neil McFarlane, shortly…
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Metro President Candidate Presentations
Earlier this week, my neighborhood association (Rose City Park) held its candidates fair. A number of candidates were present, as were presenters representing various ballot measures. Of particular relevance to PortlandTransport readers are the two candidates for Metro President. Here are videos of their presentations and Q&A sessions, presented in order of appearance and without…
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October 2010 Open Thread #2
Sadistic equine necrophilia-free and ready for your dictates. The original thread remains open (for punishment gluttons everywhere) — please keep topics already brought up in the original over there.
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Jarrett Walker – “A Field Guide to Transit Quarrels”
Late last month, Jarrett Walker of HumanTransit.org gave a great talk at Metro. PortlandTransport was there to record the event. Jarrett is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. Originally from Portland, he is now based in Sydney, Australia. His presentation, “A Field Guide to Transit Quarrels”, deals with the language and…