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Partnerships for Pedestrian Safety
America Walks is celebrating the work of the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition in forming partnerships to promote safety, including: Share the Road Safety Class is a first-offense diversion course for road users who have impeded another’s right of way Eye to Eye is a campaign that has raised awareness about our shared responsibilities on the road…
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The Social Life of Transit
This evening on my streetcar ride home, a young woman attending the pastry program at the Culinary Institute boarded and shared her day’s class work with everyone around her, giving the whole train a sugar high. Has that ever happened on your car commute?
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KBOO Bike Show: Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.0MB) Sara and Tori are joined by Roger Geller, City Bicycle Coordinator in the Office of the Director and creator of the Bicycle Master Plan. The 2030 Bicycle Plan is the crystal ball to the future of cycling and the city’s goals. We talk with him about where we are…
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$280 Million for Streetcars Nationally, Found Under Couch Cushions
Via Congressman Blumenaur’s Office: Secretary LaHood announced today that the FTA will make $280M available for competitive grants for urban circulator’s (they don’t have to be Streetcars, but…) as part of the administrations urban livability initiative. A big chunk of the money is previously allocated transit dollars the Bush Administrative never spent. I wouldn’t be…
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Are Those Bike Boxes Working?
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jennifer Dill and Chris Monsere, PSU Topic: Initial Assessment of Portland’s Green Bike Boxes When: Friday, Dec 4, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204