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Afghanistan Saves TriMet?
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“NO CRC” Ride Pedals Through N/NE Portland
To chants of “12 Lanes – Insane!” I rode with 60 or so other cyclists today on a “No CRC” (Columbia River Crossing) ride as part of Pedalpalooza, the annual bike festival. The ride was a co-production of local cyclists and Rising Tide, a national climate change activism group. Full set of photos after the…
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AARP Advocates for Complete Streets
They’ve woken up to the fact that as we get older, fewer of us are going to be drivers: Despite the goal to be inclusive, an inventory conducted for this study found that less than one-third of the 80 state and local Complete Streets policies explicitly address the needs of older road users. An online…
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Streets of Dreams Goes Urban This Year
Updated: 6/12/09 Apparently, the Street of Dreams will come with a free Streetcar pass this year… Updated: 3/26/09 The folks at the Homebuilders Association were kind enough to pass along their press release. Here’s an excerpt: “Dream homes come in different shapes, sizes and styles,” said 2009 HBA President Tom Skaar. “This year’s Street of…
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What’s that About the Sellwood?
An alert reader pointed us to this section of HB 2001, the much-discussed transportation bill. Section 40 creates the ability for Multnomah and/or Clackamas counties to adopt registration feeds to help pay for the bridge. But there’s an interesting twist (in bold below): SECTION 40. ORS 801.041 is amended to read: 801.041. The following apply…