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Bus of the Future – in Stainless Steel
Passed on by regular commenter Ron Swaren: An engineer has designed an electric bus that runs on battery power. Putting motors in each wheel makes a transmission and driveshaft unnecessary, and allows the bus to ride closer to the ground for ease of entry. Using stainless steel also reduces weight. The prototype increases fuel efficiency…
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TriMet Finalizes Service Cuts
According to the release, the cuts are essentially the same as the proposal at the open hours, with 5 exceptions: The proposal remains the same as presented at the April public hearings, except five lines (31, 63, 89, 152, 157) were changed to respond to rider concerns about connections to jobs, schools and other services.
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Oregonian Calls for High Speed Rail
This editorial worries that Obama’s plan doesn’t cut it and pushes for the real thing.
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Obama Talks Up High-Speed Rail
Nice to see Eugene to Vancouver on the map.
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Secretary LaHood Drops Hint About Releasing Streetcar Loop Funds
While praising Portland’s Light Rail and Streetcar.