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Transit Equity Coming?
Congressman (and Transportation Chair) Jim Oberstar will release a white paper on Thursday outlining his plan for the next surface transportation reauthorization bill. One issue that many transit advocates are hoping for is ‘transit equity’, the idea that the disparity between Federal match for highways (80-90%) and match for transit projects (50-60%, usually 50%) might…
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Best Buy to Sell Electric Motorcycles
According to the Business Journal Best Buy will be selling Brammo electric motorcycles, which the publication labels as an “e-bike”.
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Afghanistan Saves TriMet?
Via Planetizen: Apparently the must-pass defense funding bill will include a provision allowing transit agencies to apply 10% of their stimulus funding to operations. Can this stave off the November service cuts TriMet is beginning to plan?
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“NO CRC” Ride Pedals Through N/NE Portland
To chants of “12 Lanes – Insane!” I rode with 60 or so other cyclists today on a “No CRC” (Columbia River Crossing) ride as part of Pedalpalooza, the annual bike festival. The ride was a co-production of local cyclists and Rising Tide, a national climate change activism group. Full set of photos after the…
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London’s Cycle Network
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Summer 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Steve Cardno London Cycle Network, Project Manager Topic: Building the London Cycle Network – 900km of Fast, Safe, and Comfortable Bike Routes When: Monday, June 15, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: ITS Lab (Engineering 315)