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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Sunday Parkways
Host Sara and Beth will talk with Linda Ginenthal of PDOT and Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder about Sunday Parkways, three events this summer that will transform over 7 miles of neighborhood streets into temporary parks, so we can enjoy walking, bicycling, roller blading and dancing in the street – without having to watch out for…
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Portland Transit Riders Union to Protest TriMet Service Cuts
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Why Local Governments are Likely to Get Onboard the Sprawl-Inducing Transportation Bill
In a word – Maintenance. The City of Portland, as one example, would see about a 40% increase in gas tax revenue available to fix potholes and rebuild streets that are too far gone for routine maintenance. As one transportation official told me, this would “stop the bleeding”. The bleeding in this case being the…
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Two Special Transportation Seminars at PSU
Peter Furth from Northeastern is visiting PSU this week, leading to a couple of extra Transportation Seminars: Speaker: Peter Furth Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University Topic: Aggressive Signal Priority with Compensation: Maximizing the Transit Benefit Without Disrupting Traffic When: Tuesday, May 26, 12:00 – 1:00 Where: ITS Lab (Room 315 in the…
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TriMet Responds on Bridge Design
TriMet spokesperson Mary Fetsch e-mailed me a few minutes ago with the photos you see here (click on the photos to view full-size, the thumbnails don’t really do them justice) and the following statement: Chris: We have selected a bridge architect with more than 40 years experience working on signature bridges including cable-stayed , suspension…