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Portland Streetcar Loop Visualizations
I recently worked with the Portland Streetcar organization to develop 3D “visualizations” of the new loop route on the eastside, to be shown at public meetings and made available online. The project is a good example of how geographically-oriented data from many sources is converging to help people better-understand their communities and better-communicate ideas. Using…
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Buses to return to transit mall; Public input on routes sought.
As mentioned in the open thread, TriMet has now released it’s preliminary plans for returning buses to the Transit Mall. A series of public meetings will be held to gather input from riders. For full details, visit: http://www.trimet.org/meetings/portlandmall/index.htm A compilation of the comments from the open thread follows the break:
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Students at Franklin and Jefferson Will Ride TriMet for Free
Scaled down from the original request to pilot all Portland Public Schools students from grades 6-12, the Multnomah Youth Commission has gotten buy-in from the City of Portland and TriMet to allow student ids at Franklin and Jefferson to function as TriMet passes. The program will expand to other schools in 2009.
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KBOO Bike Show: Car Free Challenge and Cyclocross
Listen to the show (mp3, 19.7MB) Hosts Tori and Ayleen interview Karol Collymore, a participant in the Low-Car Diet program, a program that encourages people to reduce their dependence on the personal car. They will also talk about the opening of Cyclocross season with Kris Schamp.
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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Low Car Diet and Cyclocross
Hosts Tori and Ayleen will interview participants in the Low-Car Diet program, a program that encourages people to reduce their dependence on the personal car. They will also talk about the opening of Cyclocross season. 9-10AM, Wednesday, September 3rd KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day