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I’d Like to Feed a Few Good Ambassadors
As I have in previous years, I’m hosting a Portland Streetcar table at the BTA’s annual Alice B. Toeclips awards dinner (5pm on Saturday March 7th). I have several (paid for) seats available at the table and would like to offer them to folks interested in promoting comity between cycling and streetcars (there are no…
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The Problem of Distracted Pedestrians
A piece from NPR’s Weekend Edition explores the safety challenge of pedestrians who are distracted by cell phones, texting or simply listening to MP3 players, including the sad story of a teen whose iPod was so loud he didn’t hear the freight train that killed him. Now I’ve been know to walk the streets of…
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High Speed Rail Opportunity
One of the late additions to the stimulus bill was the inclusion of $8B for high speed rail, and item that was voted into a top position on the transition team’s public web site. Assuming this doesn’t all get consumed in the NE Corridor (I think there is actually a provision capping the percentage that…
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Stimulate the Streetcar Loop
Stimulus Watch is a volunteer-created web site to allow citizens to rate projects that are candidates for stimulus funds. Unfortunately, anti-streetcar activists appear to be voting down the Streetcar Loop project. Please take a moment to register your support for the Loop: http://www.stimuluswatch.org/project/view/14694
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Metro Pares HCT Study Corridors
Click map for full-size version The Metro Council recently adopted a list of High Capacity Transit corridors meriting further study in developing the new regional high capacity transit plan: Metro Council advances 15 priority areas for possible transit investments Corridors chosen will help improve region’s communities by increasing transportation options The Metro Council voted today…