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Can We Get a Little Help Here?
Above are two photos of the little signage frames that TriMet puts on bus stop poles when there is no shelter or other opportunity for larger signage. In the first case, the frame is empty, although someone has helpfully scratched the Transit Tracker ID number onto the glass. In the other, there is an update…
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Barbur LRT Conversations Begin
Metro’s new RSS Feed reports that a couple of Councilors recently met with TriMet and local electeds to tour the potential Light Rail alignment. Metro was quick to point out that no priority corridor had yet been selected from the top three corridors in the recently adopted High Capacity Transit plan (the other two being…
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The Russians Are Coming!
Hosted by the League of Women Voters… And they’ll spend an afternoon touring our transit system on October 12th: Russian Leaders Head For Portland On A Mission League of Women Voters of Portland To Guide Them From October 10 through 18, the League of Women Voters of Portland will be hosting five Russian government officials…
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My “Dump the Pump” Competition Entries
Back in march, Chris alerted us to the American Public Transportation Association’s Dump the Pump Competition, where volunteer video makers could show their reasons for making the switch away from using gas/personal motor vehicles. First off, the title of this post could “our” rather than “my” — so many great people volunteered their skills as…
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Green Means Go
Dignitaries arriving from Clackamas County on the inaugural Green Line ride were greeted at PSU by Mayor Sam Adams, a (very loud) drum corps and the Viking cheerleaders. The predictable round of speechmaking ensued, but a notable distinction from recent rail line openings was the presence and full-throated support from Peter Rogoff, the new Federal…