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Enviros Stake Out Oregon Transportation Position
The 50 organizations that make up the Oregon Conservation Network are gathering signatures for a letter to State elected leaders: Dear Elected Leaders, One year ago, gas was about $2.80 a gallon. Now, with gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, many Oregonians are struggling with increased transportation costs. And they’re looking for alternatives to…
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Osborn Out, Brandman in at CRC – Sea Change?
From Willamette Week: Metro’s Transit Program director, Richard Brandman, is taking a top job at the Columbia River Crossing project. While Brandman might not be a household name, the move may signal that the project’s two sponsor agencies–the Washington and Oregon departments of transportation–want to make the proposed $4.2 billion bridge to the ‘Couv more…
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Oregonian Highlights Transit Bridge Designs
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Watch Out for Walkers
The City of Portland is seeking members for its Pedestrian Advisory Committee Portland Seeking New Members for the City’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PORTLAND, OR) – The City of Portland is seeking new members for its Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Portland’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee is a standing citizen advisory committee active since the early 1990s. Its purpose…
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Streetcar Line Colors Assigned, Amber Line Breaks Ridership Records
As the Streetcar Loop moves into final engineering TriMet has assigned colors for the system map for our soon-to-be-two-line system. The current alignment from South Waterfront to NW 23rd will be the Amber Line, while the new Loop route (which won’t really be a loop until 2015 or so) will be the Aqua Line. I…