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RTP Exercise – What’s Working – Free Market Scenario
Adron has compiled his list of outcomes in a less government-interventionist scenario, so we’ll run this set of outcomes through the same three questions, starting with what’s working? Organizational Leadership is increased for business and related transit oriented development. Overall subsidization of the transit systems (including roadways) decreases by at least 50% at the state…
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An Open Letter to City Council
Update: 11/2/06 Council held the public hearing yesterday and passed the TOD abatement program update to second reading next week. Commissioner Saltzman actually moved my suggestion for unbundled parking (adding it to the public benefit list) as an amendment, and it will be part of the package voted on next week. Here are the other…
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KBOO Bike Show: The Metal Cowboy
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RTP Exercise – Solutions – Compact Development
We’ve discussed what’s working, we’ve discussed the challenges, now the final question for the exercise is how do we get there? What are the solutions that will get us to our outcomes? “Compact Development” scenario outcomes: A seven-year-old on a bike should be able to safely and comfortably travel from his/her home to an elementary…
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Anatomy of a Crash
Sam Adams apparently has some concept of the limitations of his power as Transportation Commissioner. Last week he convened what he’s calling an “operator’s steering group” of all the agencies that have something to with operating transportation in the City of Portland. I scored an invitation, I’m not sure whether it was for my Streetcar…