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Rubber Sidewalks
This one has captured my curiousity. I don’t know if I’ll be able to get to the presentation, but I’m going to try: Rubbersidewalks™ Presentation Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Hosted by: City of Gresham Transportation Department Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Parkway Gresham Oregon Barlow/Oregon Rooms In person: The…
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BTA Pushes Boulevard Agenda
You’ll recall that earlier this year the BTA announced a shift in strategy to emphasing bike boulevards rather than bike lanes. This strategy has now moved to the tactical level with a strong push for boulevard projects in this years MTIP and TE (Transportation Enhancements) processes. From a recent e-mail alert: 1. Metro MTIP Funding…
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Hanging Our Heads in Shame Over the State of Rail
It’s all about expectations. A great perspective from Adron over at Transit Sleuth.
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Quantifying Walkability
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2006 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jamie Parks, Kittelson Associates, Inc. Topic: Quantifying Walkability – Toward an Objective and Reliable Measure of the Pedestrian Environment. When: Friday, November 17, 2006, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center (www.pdx.edu/map.html)
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An Artistic Take on Streetcar
I got a note a few weeks ago suggesting I visit Friendly House (NW 26th and Thurman, TriMet lines 15, 17 and 77) to take a look at some art hanging there in November. I had a chance to drop by and was delighted to find some very whimsical and fun images of infrastructure around…