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Would You Like Parking with That?
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (sorry, their links require a subscription) had a piece about a hot new trend: reserving your parking space in advance (online or by phone). One of the systems mentioned is ParkingCarma, which provides reservations at high-demand BART stations in the Bay Area. XM Satellite Radio is also said to be getting…
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China Taxes SUVs, Chopsticks
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Another Marker for Platinum
So you have to be either really compulsive or a political junkie (I hope I’m just the latter) to make a point of reading Willamette Week’s “web only” murmers every Wednesday, but the reward this week was to discover that three of Portland’s very own are among the top 100 bike retailers in the counry.
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Streetcar Comes to Transit Board(tm)
We’re delighted to announce that Transit Board™ Real Time Info now includes information from Portland Streetcar. We recently received permission to use data from NextBus, Streetcar’s provider for next arrival information. We’re busily integrating this data into our tools, and it should show up on Transit Surfer soon as well. Remember, we’re happy to build…
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City Club Warms to its Reading
In April, City Club’s book club, Citizens Read, will take up Elizabeth Kolbert’s Field Notes from a Catastrophe, copies of which can be purchased at City Club events or from the City Club office (10 percent of the purchase price will benefit the Club). Read the book in April and then meet to discuss with…