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Bikes and Streetcars, Oh My!
An upcoming series of open houses will look at both the Bicycle Master Plan and the Streetcar System Plan. I salute the Bureau of Transportation for giving citizens the opportunity to take these in together. BICYCLE AND STREETCAR OPEN HOUSES Portlanders examine long-range plans to shape transportation and livability (PORTLAND, OR) – Imagine getting around…
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KBOO Bike Show: Columbia River Crossing
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.6MB) Metro Councilor Robert Liberty, Activist Jim Howell and BTA Advocate Michelle Poyourow discuss opposition to, and alternatives for, the 12-lane Columbia River Crossing project.
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CRC on Today’s KBOO Bike Show
Tune-in, call-in! 11AM-Noon, Wednesday, April 1st KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day
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Streetcar vs. Trolley-buses in Seattle
I hadn’t previously been aware of it, but apparently there is a pretty vigorous debate in Seattle about the advantages of Trolley-buses (electrified buses) vs. Streetcars.
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From the Folks Who Brought You Walk Score…
The team that built Walk Score has a new a project – a utility that shows you are far you can get on transit in a given amount of time. Portland is one of three cities in the “Transit Time Map” technology demo.