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I-5 to 99W Connector open houses
From Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder’s monthly newsletter. By the way, I think this project gets an award for abuse of a blogging platform. The project web site is based on Word Press (kudos) and features an RSS feed. But… the most recent item in the RSS feed is from Sep 2005 (lame). The I-5 to…
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Breakdown in Communications?
Yesterday’s O has lengthy piece on the divide between PDOT management and the road paving crews in the Bureau of Maintenance. The argument boils down to the central office folks saying (and the Auditor agreeing) that best practices (and in some cases State law) are not being followed, while the crews say they know best…
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More Sellwood Meetings
Aaron has a nice piece on his blog, Transportation Innovations, about the current state of the Sellwood Bridge process. Which is a nice segue into the next two meetings in the process: On Monday, November 6 the project’s Community Task Force will meet from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Sellwood Baptist Church, 1104 SE…
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KBOO Bike Show: The Metal Cowboy
Listen to the show (mp3, 12.6M) Featuring Joe Kurmaskie, also known as the Metal Cowboy, on how touring across the country with his kids brought him to a new point in his life. Jerden Freeauf talks about a solo cross country trip. And … the new THEME SONG.
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Crossing Bikes with Rail
Via the SHIFT list, this is an interesting way to mix modes, especially for all the rail fans in the readership: Monthly Small Museums tour by Bike – Trainspotting! Union Station, 800 NW 6th Ave Sat 11/4, 1:00p (Tour will last at least 3 hours, more if interest)) Contact: Carye Bye, 503-248-4454, bathtublady[at]gmail.com Details: This…