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TriMet Sets Hearings on Fareless Square Hour Limits
From the TriMet web site. I hope to have more info from TriMet later on Friday. Fareless Square Taking action on security Public Hearing Locations Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Liberty Center Auditorium 650 NE Holladay St, Portland 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Plan your trip to the Liberty Center Auditorium Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Portland Building Auditorium…
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Streetcars, MAX Trains and Buses – Three Modes – One System
click image for full size view The streetcar system, promoted as a development tool, is supposed to be a local circulator with frequent stops and yet it will run without a stop for two-thirds of mile, across the Broadway Bridge between the Pearl District and the Eliot Neighborhood. On the other hand, light rail is…
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Access vs. Mobility in the Streetcar Loop
There was a request in the open suggestion thread to review the “Northrup Loop” option for the Streetcar Loop connection in the Pearl District, so this post will give it a shot. As part of the Streetcar Loop now pending approval for Federal funding, the Streetcar will cross the Broadway Bridge and connect with the…
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Gasoline tax in Oregon
Hi everyone, I paid a visit to the Oregon state website to see what I could discover on the gasoline tax. The Department of Revenue site has some links to “tax expenditures”, in which Chap. 3 discusses “gas, use, and jet fuel taxes”. P. 301 gives these figures: — current state tax rate $0.24/gallon, federal…
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Eugene EmX in Action
From the New Flyer website, we find a video highlighting the EmX route in Eugene – which uses New Flyer’s low-floor articulated model – as well as a brochure page touting the advantages of bus rapid transit. Eugene’s application of BRT includes dedicated lanes, large station platforms, and as mentioned is a low-floor bus that…