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WES Financial Woes
In the Open Thread comments, Erik quotes from this Oregonian article about cost overruns and the messy financial entanglements between TriMet and Colorado Railcar. There’s a lot of details and history in the article — give it a read and discuss it here. Westside Express deal cost TriMet millions
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The Value of Bicycle Amenities
Apparently somebody thinks bicycle amenities are a way to help move real estate in this economic climate. The Gallery Condominiums, a recent condo conversion in NW Portland is advertising “Central Bicycle Storage Room with Direct Outside Access” as one of their selling points. Based on the photos, they appear to have delivered in spades.
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Hertz Jumps into Car Sharing
They’re calling their program “Connect by Hertz”. Dave over at carsharing.us has the details. No word on when they might hit Portland.
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To Wave or Not to Wave?
Randy Gragg has a nice post over at Portland Spaces on the two alternative designs for the Transit/Ped/Bike bridge proposed for the Milwaukie Light Rail project.
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KBOO Bike Show: Holiday Show
Listen to the show (mp3, 19.3MB) It’s better to give than receive so with that in mind we interview the Community Cycling Center about the Holiday Bike Drive, taking a sneak peak with Elly Blue at the upcoming BikeCraft, and…