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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…
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ODOT Gets Ready for $350M in Stimulus
For roads and bridges, as reported in the Daily Journal of Commerce. Based on earlier info presented to TPAC/JPACT, the local impact in our region would be about $33M, split like so: Clackamas Co. and cities $5.8 Million Washington Co. and cities $11.5 Million East Multnomah Co. and cities $2.9 Million Portland $12.8 Million
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Not My Usual Venue
I have a guest post over on BikePortland.org talking about the opportunities for bikes and streetcar to cooperate (rather than collide). [comment over there, not here]