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Streetcar Vision in Print
Reconnecting America has just published Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities in the 21st Century. As you might imagine, it features a lot of material from Portland, and it is also visually beautiful. Every Streetcar fan should have one. You can order it online and it is also available at Powells (it does not have an…
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Electrification Comes to Trucks
At least when they’re parked. According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, we now have one of the first electrified truck stops in the nation in Aurora. Drivers, stop your engines.
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Royce Pollard on the CRC and Transit
Update: 1/27/07 The Oregonian gets behind Royce with an editorial in support of Light Rail to Clark County. Original Post: 1/25/07 Vancouver (USA) Mayor Royce Pollard called for bringing Light Rail to Vancouver on the Columbia River Crossing in his State of the City address, according to yesterday’s Oregonian. “I’ve said it before, but it…
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Hawthorne Streetcar Advocacy Website – Official Launch
In a number of recent discussions here on PortlandTransport, the idea of streetcar service for the Hawthorne Blvd. corridor has been bandied about. At one time I threatened to build a web site to allow for interested parties to organize around this idea. Now, it is time to make good on that threat. :-) I…
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A Number for Jim (at long last)
I finally had a chance to catch the video of Charlie Hales addressing a PSU transportation seminar about Streetcar. You can find the stream and download here. First, for Jim Karlock, Charlie quoted an average trip length for Streetcar (no, I don’t know his source): 3/4 of a mile. So go run your numbers, Jim!…