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Updated: Local Boy Makes Good
Updated: 6/4/09 The guy is everywhere! He’s a featured guest on this week’s “Smart City” radio show/podcast. Can you say “tipping point”? Original Post: 6/2/09 I reviewed Jeff Mapes’ “Pedaling Revolution” back in January. Now Jeff has a NY Times review to his credit and will be the featured presenter at the PSU Transportation Seminar…
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KBOO Bike Show: Sunday Parkways 2009
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.9MB) Sara and Beth talk with Linda Ginenthal of PDOT and Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder about Sunday Parkways, three events this summer that will transform over 7 miles of neighborhood streets into temporary parks, so we can enjoy walking, bicycling, roller blading and dancing in the street – without having…
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Bus Stops, Present and Future
I snapped this picture of one of the new bus stop signs on the transit mall yesterday. It’s gorgeous, but I couldn’t help wondering where the stop id is? I’ve tried to use transit tracker a couple of times since buses came back to the mall and the first place I always look is on…
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Lucky 13!
That’s how many streetcars Oregon Iron Works now has orders for. In addition to six vehicles for Portland’s Streetcar Loop, OIW has just received an order for seven streetcars from Tuscon!
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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Sunday Parkways
Host Sara and Beth will talk with Linda Ginenthal of PDOT and Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder about Sunday Parkways, three events this summer that will transform over 7 miles of neighborhood streets into temporary parks, so we can enjoy walking, bicycling, roller blading and dancing in the street – without having to watch out for…