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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…
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Limiting Local Trips on Interstates
Via Planetizen: Planners in Tallahassee, Florida are resisting calls to add more ramps to I-10, trying to prevent congestion: “A lot of locals are using I-10,” said Tommie Speights, a spokesman for the department. “That’s what’s causing the congestion.”
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Drumbeat for Next Legislature Continues
This time it’s in the Daily Journal of Commerce, where guest columnist Craig Honeyman (of the Oregon chapter of Associated General Contractors) calls for a continuing coalition of business and local governments to keep the heat on the Legislature to provide a comprehensive transportation funding package.