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Portland’s Next Streetcar
The Portland Streetcar Board had the opportunity to tour the work on our prototype “made in America” vehicle at Oregon Iron Works on Wednesday.
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U.S. Maglev System One Step Closer
Ron Swaren is a regular commenter on Portland Transport. Michael Barkoviak – June 9, 2008 5:50 AM “President Bush signed a transportation bill that will help fund a high speed maglev train between Disneyland and Las Vegas. The initial $45M investment will be used for environmental studies to evaluate construction impact on one portion of…
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KBOO Bike Show: Mountain Biking
Listen to the show (mp3, 12.8 MB) Tori and Carl talk with Chris DeStefano (PDX Mountain Bike Association), Shanti Ware (PUMP) and Jill Van Winkle (IMBA) about moutain biking in and around Portland, including the development of trails in Forest Park.
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Our Drivers Greenest!
The Daily Journal of Commerce is reporting on a “Men’s Health” magazine article ranking Portland 3rd in the nation for the “greenest drivers”: The magazine said it ranked 100 U.S. cities by using data including gas consumption, miles driven annually, air quality (ozone and particle pollutants), vehicle efficiency (size, age, and frequency of tune-ups), mass…
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More Violence on MAX
With another violent attack on MAX, today’s Oregonian makes the connection – will this latest incident deter folks who are making the switch to transit because of high gas prices?