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Bike and MAX Survey
TriMet is conducting a survey on using bikes in conjunction with MAX. Here’s their announcement: “TriMet wants to learn more about people who ride both bikes and MAX light rail. We have very little information about how many people are taking bikes on MAX and/or biking to MAX. This survey will tell us where bikers…
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Streetcar Loop Funding Lurches Forward
This week has been all about locking down the local match for the Streetcar Loop project. A deadline looms on September 7th to get the necessary info to the FTA to get a $75M Federal grant into the President’s next budget, so a number of things happened this week on the way to September 6th…
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LOPAC Divided
Update: 8/9/07 Here’s the actual recommendation document (PDF, 490K). Original Post: 7/12/07 According to coverage in the Daily Journal of Commerce the Lake Oswego Transit Alternatives Analysis Project Advisory Committee (LOPAC in Metro acronym-ese) is divided on the mode choice. The area subcommittees for the north and south segments favor Streetcar while the segment in…
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More Green Streets
The City of Portland is ramping up its efforts to make our streets more environmentally friendly. From the Daily Journal of Commerce: A policy approved by Portland City Council in April makes green street features like curb extensions, bioswales and stormwater planter systems a required part of all city-funded infrastructure projects in the public right-of-way.
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Who Will Carry the Torch for a Willamette Shoreline Trail?
As the Willamette Shoreline Transit/Trail analysis proceeds to a Locally Preferred Alignment decision in September, it’s becoming evident that the trail component is going to be a challenge. There simply is not enough width in the right of way in some spots (tunnel, trestle, etc.) to accommodate both rail and trail. The work-arounds to this…