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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 Future of Portland Transportation has Two Wheels
The public comment draft of the new, improved Bicycle Master Plan is on the streets. If you don’t want to print the full majesty of the document, you can find a hard copy at your local library. You can provide comment until November 8th. Or you can come to Planning Commission on Tuesday, October 27…
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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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KBOO Bike Show: What Makes a Great Cycling City?
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.8MB) Authors Mia Birk and Jeff Mapes discuss the components of cycling cities. [This show was broadcast on September 30, a week ahead of the regular schedule – we apologize for the delay in posting the podcast.]
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Bike and Ped Planning Course on Offer at PSU
Taught by the inestimable Mia Birk: “Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning” Tuesdays 1-4 3 units, the nuts and bolts of how to plan and engineer a city for bicycles and pedestrians. Portland is the best place to learn this in the US. Guest lecturers from across the city and other government agencies, you’ll be fully qualified…