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Coming up on the KBOO Bike Show: B.I.K.E.
Hosts Sara Stout and Carl Larson will have John Benenate, the founder of B.I.K.E. (Bicycles and Ideas for Kids Empowerment) in the studio to tell us about the youth cycling program he has developed over the last decade. We will also hear the voices of the kids of B.I.K.E., who will share a special history…
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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
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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…