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KBOO Bike Show: Idaho Stop Sign Law
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.1MB) An in-depth look at the Idaho stop sign law which effectively turns stop signs into yield signs for cyclists. Can this law work in Oregon? Is it long past due or a potentially dangerous change? Are all vehicles created equal? Join the KBOO Bike Show to join the discussion…
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Fare is Fair? A look (back) at TriMet ticket machine performance
Back in June, Portland Mercury reporter Matt Davis and I spent a Sunday checking out ticket machines along the MAX Yellow Line and portions of the original Blue Line. We took along my video camera to document the results. Matt wrote up an article at the time, but my video project wasn’t completed until recently.…
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How Smart Can a Truck Get?
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Robert DeKoning, President and CEO, Routeware, Inc. Topic: 21st Century Smart Truck and Smart Back Office Technologies When: Friday, February 6, 2009. 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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Let Google Hail You a Cab
Passed on by a reader, here’s a Google Maps mashup that will find you a taxi company and estimate the fare for your trip. Portland is one of a couple of dozen supported cities.
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Construction Update
Earlier this week, I was invited out to Oregon Iron Works to check out progress on our first locally produced Streetcar. With a little bit of luck, you’ll see this out on the streets of Portland in March for burn-in testing. More after the jump…