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High-Speed Rail, CRC on Agenda in Salem
Updated 11/15/09: For those who can’t attend in person, the meeting with be streamed. Original Post 11/12/09: The House Interim Transportation Committee is meeting on November 19th and will discuss the Columbia River Crossing and High-Speed Rail among other issues.
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Putting the Bike Master Plan in Context
I jotted down some of the comments I made at the last Planning Commission hearing about the relative costs of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030, and the same point is also being discussed at BikePortland and the plan will be featured on Think Out Loud on OPB (9-10am, FM 91.5) this morning.
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We’re Among the Top 10 Safest Cities
But we can do better! The following is from the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition: FOR RELEASE MONDAY, NOV. 9, 2009 CONTACT: Stephanie Routh Willamette Pedestrian Coalition steph@wpcwalks.org Portland ranked 44 in Nation for Preventable Pedestrian Deaths, Report Shows Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Urges Members of Congress to Support Increased Focus on Pedestrian Safety in Upcoming Federal Legislation…
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Planning Commission to Make Recommendation on Bicycle Master Plan
Wearing my Planning Commissioner hat, I blogged about land use connections and build-out strategies for the plan.
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High Speed Rail Panel in Eugene this Weekend
Thanks to the alert reader who forwarded this on: Straub Hall (behind the Erb Memorial Student Union), Room 146 – Session III, Saturday, November 7th, 3:00pm to 4:15pm The transportation network in the United States consists of a 20th Century system in a 21st century world. The costs of congestion hamper our economic development, our…