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Keeping Platinum Once You Have It
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Susan Handy, UC Davis Topic: Bicycling in Davis, CA: A Critical Look at Policy and Behavior in the First Platinum Bicycle City in the U.S. When: Friday, May 4, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center
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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Change of Seasons
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Business Week Highlights Fatal Flaw in Private Toll Roads
Business Week has a great article (“Roads to Riches”) this week on the sell-off or leasing of public infrastructure to private companies. Bottom line, it’s a GREAT investment opportunity. The reason why it’s such a great investment is exactly the fatal flaw from a public point of view: the ability to increase tolls sharply. The…
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Guerilla Streetcar Stop Activity
Taking a ride downtown on Friday I encountered some interesting sights at Streetcar stops in NW Portland. Did others see this? I’m curious if whoever did it covered the whole line. [They didn’t, I checked a few more locations on Saturday.] I love the health/pedestrian activism, and I’d love to thank whoever put out the…
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The Challenges of Governing
It’s hard to think of a more assertive alternative transportation advocate then Rex Burkholder. Yet now in elected office and chair of JPACT, which sets transportation policy for the region, he’s getting criticized for not being bold enough by some advocates. This is highlighted in an interview in the Daily Journal of Commerce today. My…