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What Happens in the 2015 Legislative Session?
Rob Zako moderates the essential OTRAN listserv. He posted this a few days ago and has graciously given his permission to have it cross-posted here – Chris. Whether the Columbia River Cross is still alive or dead—there are mixed reports, but the sense I am hearing is that a loss of $850 million in federal…
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Basic Equation of Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Editor’s Note: The following was originally posted to the Oregon Transportation Reform Activists Network (OTRAN) email list (you can subscribe here). Executive Summary In order to actually meet targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Oregon must do the math to determine that proposed steps will be sufficient. I offer the “Basic Equation of Transportation Greenhouse…
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Framework Part 1: The New Direction for Oregon
Updated 12/7/07 Rob asked me to add the graphic below on Greenhouse Gas emissions for Oregon. Click on the chart for a larger version. Original Post 12/6/07 Well, I promised a report from the Oregon Business Plan Leadership Conference, but Rob Zako beat me to it, with an excellent summary published on the OTRAN list…
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Measure 48 Potential Impacts on Transportation
Rob passes on this link to a story in the Daily Journal of Commerce speculating on how Measure 48 spending limits could impact transportation.
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LCDC adopts TPR amendments, continues rulemaking
Cross-posted from a message Rob sent to the OTRAN list. FYI, on June 29 the Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted amendments to the Transportation Planning Rule. LCDC also continued the rulemaking process to consider whether or not to make additional amendments to the rule as it relates to thresholds for goal exceptions for roadway…