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Learning from Europe
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2010 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Ed Fischer, P.E., State Traffic Engineer, Oregon DOT Topic: European Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning (Scan Tour Report) When: Friday, Jan 29, 2010, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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Why You Should Help Build It (and How)
I had the opportunity to sign on early for the “Build It” campaign that the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and allies have created to get the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 adopted and funded. Here’s why I think this is not just important, but vital, for Portland’s future: Cycling provides healthy mobility, and will make our…
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Is Transit the Path to More Jobs?
A recent study by Smart Growth America and friends suggests that transit construction projects generate more jobs dollar-for-dollar than highway projects. On the operations side, T4America has a petition urging President Obama to include transit operating funds in the next jobs bill. You can sign here.
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CRC: $1.5B from Tolls – Is it Affordable?
Members of the Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council were told Friday (as reported in the Trib) that tolling could potentially raise $1.49B of the project cost. Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart asked the obvious question: Council member Steve Stuart noted that the estimates did not include any analysis of whether drivers could afford the…
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Car Free in Toronto