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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.
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Build Your Own HCT System
Metro has launched a tool that lets you select your own set of High Capacity Transit corridors, which will then be scored on cost, ridership and other factors. Take it out for a spin.
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Transit in Trouble
PBS’s “Blueprint America” series recently did two segments on challenges for transit in the current economic environment. Part 1 focuses on service reductions due to operating funding gaps and Part 2 looks at Sale-Leaseback deals that are collapsing as financial institutions fail.
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Half of Regional Flexible Funds Go to Bike/Ped Projects
Fantastic news! Get the details over at the BTA Blog. Congratulations and thanks to TPAC and JPACT!
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Stimulating Portland Sidewalks
Reported in this morning’s O, the $101M in stimulus spending approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission yesterday includes about $2M for filling sidewalk gaps and improving curb ramps on streets like 82nd Ave and Barbur Blvd. But the overall package still heavily favors roads. Given that this is a unique opportunity for ODOT to spend…