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The Economic Development Benefits of Streetcar
This comparison of the development along Streetcar alignments in various cities showed up in my e-mail box this week, courtesy of the national Community Streetcar Coalition. Streetcar Benefits to Investment Start of Service Initial Track Miles Initial System Cost Per Track Mile (Millions) Initial System Cost (Millions)^ Development Investment (Millions)* Return on Investment (%)…
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TriMet on Bikes on Bus
Apparently TriMet is following some of our discussions here about maxing out capacity for bikes on bus and MAX. Here’s a note I recently received: This is Kiran Limaye, bicycle coordinator for TriMet. I believe we met at a TPAC meeting some time back. A while ago there was a post on your blog about…
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New Transportation-related Blog
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First Major Public Event in RTP Process
The “New Look” process, the update of both our regional land use plan and our Regional Transportation Plan, calls for a wide variety of public outreach methods. Included are three major “regional forums.” The first has been scheduled: New Look at Region Choices Regional Forum 2006 Save the Date 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday,…
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Trying to Get Government to Blog
We have a few examples of elected officials with blogs. Locally, commissionersam.com is the stand-out example. Even Mayor Potter has a blog of sorts. But how about using blogs to really involve citizens in the process of government? Again the City of Portland has a start at this, with a blog on the Charter Review…