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Switch to Freight Speaker at PSU on Friday
***Scheduled speaker had an unexpected conflict so we have a new speaker and topic *** Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Julie Rodwell, Freight Mobility Section Manager, ODOT Topic: State and Federal Freight Issues When: Friday, February 23, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center
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Electrification Comes to Trucks
At least when they’re parked. According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, we now have one of the first electrified truck stops in the nation in Aurora. Drivers, stop your engines.
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Freight to Double in 30 Years
As reported in the Daily Journal of Commerce, a new study from the Port of Portland predicts that freight volumes will double in 30 years. Just to keep things in perspective, Metro’s projections show that even with increased truck freight, trucks will still be a single-digit percentage of vehicles on the road. Let’s not take…
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Freight and the Environment
Metro has recently produced an interesting little document by the title “Profile of the Regional Freight Transportation System.” The Daily Journal of Commerce has a brief piece today on the trends this report discusses. Unfortunately it’s still in draft form and therefore not on Metro’s web site. I’ll be sure to post a link when…
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T6 Gets Better Rail Connections
According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, the Port of Portland is adding a 7500 foot spur at it’s T6 container terminal at a price of about $2M. This is in addition to the $6M investment from Connect Oregon in the Ramsey rail yard.