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Plotting Traffic
Here’s a fun Google Maps mashup from Southern California. Hat tip to Kari Chilsom Chisholm for the pointer.
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Bridge Gets its Own Web Site
That’s right. The Sellwood Bridge now has its very own web site, courtesy of County Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey.
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The Benefits of Small Buses
One interesting finding from last week’s junket to Vancouver, B.C. is the range of transit vehicles in use, from SkyTrain (more on SkyTrain in another post) and catamaran ferries to trolley buses and more traditional diesel buses. I was struck by the use of smaller diesel buses. When I inquired, I was told that these…
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Monster Commutes
Not to be outdone by the Trib’s article on commuting, Sunday’s O has a piece on marathon commutes. My two cents is that if people want to do this, fine, but no rational social policy would focus on making it easy.
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Bridge Analogy
Up in Vancouver, B.C. (where I will be for the next couple of days, with a group from Metro), Gordon Price is complaining that a proposed bridge will cause land use and transportation problems throughout the region that the proponents refuse to acknowledge or analyze. Gee, I can’t think of anything like that down here.