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CRC Victim of Fiscal Austerity?
An Associated Press story goes into an issue the Oregonian as studiously ignored – no one wants to pay for the Columbia River crossing. The article, which has appeared in the Seattle PI and on the KATU site includes skeptical remarks from Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio: “I would say that there is a very, very,…
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Get Your Seat Early
The first step I recommend for any budding transportation activist is to take the PSU/PBOT “Traffic and Transportation” class. It’s your one stop guide to what gets decided by whom and where to apply pressure. Applications for free citizen scholarships for the 2011 edition of the class (starting in late September) are now being accepted.…
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Petitioning for Bus Service Restorations
OPAL (Organizing People, Activating Leaders) is running an online petition drive requesting that TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane prioritize discretionary funds toward restoration of bus service over other uses: TriMet has cut 200,000 hours (over 15%) of transit service in the last two years. These cuts result in a heavier burden on the growing number…
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KBOO Bike Show: Cycling at All Ages
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Transit Appliance Gets Personal
I’d like to introduce the author of this guest post. Matt Conway from the Bay Area has been my co-developer on the Transit Appliance project and among his significant contributions are the adapters that allow the Appliance to work with transit agencies in the Bay Area. He has now created a version of our display…