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StreetFilm: BRT in Bogotá
A few weeks ago we posted a link to a video of the Eugene EmX bus rapid transit line. Today, courtesy of Streetsblog, we have a seven-minute video of a much more expansive BRT system, the TransMilenio in Bogotá, Colombia. During peak hours their control center coordinates up to 1,000 buses an hour. This is…
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Portland Streetcar Loop Environmental Assessment Available
Metro has posted the Environmental Assessment documents for the proposed Eastside Loop Streetcar expansion. http://www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=13800 A public comment period is now in process: “A 30-day public comment period began with the release of the environmental assessment Feb. 8, 2008. All comments must be received by 5 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2008.” Check out the Metro…
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How the Feds Mess with Transit Projects
Here’s a great article from the Pioneer Press in Minneapolis/St. Paul that talks about how the FTA calculates a Cost Effectiveness Index for transit projects. The Streetcar Loop is going through the same process and is subject to the same 23.99 magic number. Our problem is that every time we submit data that gets us…
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KBOO Bike Show: Joe Kurmaski, the Metal Cowboy
Listen to the show (mp3, 19.6M) This month on the KBOO Bike show, Joe Kurmaski, aka the Metal Cowboy, aka Adventure Dad, will be on air with his kids to talk about their cross-country bicycle trip as a family. Joe will also talk about his plans for Camp Creative, a Portland summer camp for kids…
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Breaking News: Streetcar Loop in President’s Budget
Apparently the OMB relented – the Portland Streetcar Loop appears in the President’s budget as a $50M line item (the remaining $25M would be in the following year’s budget). Avoiding a Congressional battle to get this funding means the project can get started that much sooner!