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The Ultimate in Low Energy Mobility
Of course, getting there without going anywhere is the ultimate in mobility. The effort to get a City-wide WiFi Cloud is having a public workshop on July 28th.
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How Fast Is That Streetcar Anyway?
The perception has been shared here and elsewhere that the Streetcar is slow. Some have even gone so far as to suggest that a person walking can keep up with the Streetcar. First we need to look at the purpose the Streetcar was constructed for. It was designed to be a circulator in the city…
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London Transportation Bombings
I was relieved to find in my inbox this morning a message from my sister-in-law in London that she and my brother, who works in the financial district, are OK. I suspect my brother will be walking home this evening. After the first sense of relief, my next two thoughts were: – What steps can…
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Path to Platinum Biking
Over at www.commissionersam.com, Sam Adams has asked what it would take to make Portland the first Platinum biking city in the U.S. Today, two Portland Transport contributors who are very close to Portland’s bicycle program share there thoughts on what taking it to the next level might look like. This post is NOT open for…