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CRC Light Rail to Get Stand Alone Vote
Some interesting politics in Clark County played out today as the C-Tran board, over the objections of the City of Vancouver, decided to place two measures on the ballot next year, one for existing bus service and one specifically for light rail. Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt had argued for one combined ballot measure.
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The TriMet Ballot Measure
From my perspective, this sort of came out of the blue. Portland Afoot has been doing a very good job of following the details. But there’s one bit of logic in the timing that I can understand. TriMet is applying a “maintain existing revenue streams” approach. This was applied with lottery bonds. When the West…
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An Intelligent View of Congestion with a Digression to Emergency Vehicles
Over at Human Transit, Jarrett has an excellent discussion of the relationship between road congestion and transit, focusing on why transit will generally not reduce congestion, but is still a worthwhile investment for improving mobility and economic activity. The only point I might add is that over the long term good land use planning is…
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A Few Quick Links for the Day
TriMet and its union appear headed to binding arbitration Portland now has an official electric vehicle strategy Time to pick a design for the Sellwood – coverage by BikePortland Feds treating transportation as a health issue
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The Four-Car Type IV MAX Train
(Or, unfortunately, not a good afternoon for TriMet employees and customers.) Video after the jump…