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A More Nuanced View of Bike Helmets?
A recent flap over the idea of making bike helmets mandatory for adults appears to have died down, so I’m hoping it’s not too soon for a little calm reflection. The flap ensued when State Senator Floyd Prozanski (a bicycle advocate) floated the idea of a mandatory helmet law. That prompted more than 250 comments…
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Streetcar Loop Moves Forward, Your Input Needed on Future Routes
Yesterday Portland City Council approved the start of final engineering for the Streetcar Loop. The Council had actually conditionally approved this last March. The condition was that we either had to have FTA approval of the Federal dollars, or Congressional earmark of those same dollars. The facts on the ground did not quite line up…
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Cornelius-Forest Grove commuter rail?
Apparently the Portland and Western is up for it. Forest Grove Mayor Richard Kidd has had a long-term interest in getting rail transit in some form to his community.
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New York Times Revels in Streetcars
Updated, 8/18/08 Apparently, this article struck a cord in a number of place. The Overhead Wire blog has a catalog. Original post, 8/14/08 Basking in the glow…
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Two High Capacity Transit Workshops Left
Don’t miss your opportunity… The High Capacity Transit System Plan will provide the region with a prioritized set of corridors or improvements to the existing system based on planned land uses, community values and potential ridership. The plan will be adopted by the Metro Council in spring 2009 after review by community members, elected officials…