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Where’s That Train?
One of our readers (and Transit Board™ users), e-mailed in this question over the weekend: I have a question about the GPS real-time transit tracker system for MAX. I’ve noticed that there has been no real-time information for any MAX stop for many months, at least since the Green line went online. I’ve sent multiple…
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Designing for Health
Two recent stories (via Planetizen: here and here) make the connection between health and how we design our urban environments and transportation systems: Five New York City departments have jointly released a document titled “Active Design Guidelines: A new definition for sustainable cities“, covering everything from Urban Design to where to put the stairwells in…
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Transportation in the State of the City
In Friday’s State of the City address, Mayor Adams outlined several interesting ideas for transporation: A Streetcar in Lents Portland was a streetcar city and it shall return to being a streetcar city. And by “city,” I mean citywide. The Mayor showed a visual simulation of a streetcar on Foster, and the development it would…
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Potholes? There’s an App for that
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CRC as Architecture
From the Architecture Foundation of Oregon: PDXplore: Design in Progress February 4 – 26, 2010 Come experience a growing collage of maps, drawings, ideas and questions about the Columbia River Crossing. This dynamic exhibition will evolve throughout the month as members of PDXplore engage in numerous discussions, add information, and accumulate layers of visitor participation.…