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The Economic Development Benefits of Streetcar
This comparison of the development along Streetcar alignments in various cities showed up in my e-mail box this week, courtesy of the national Community Streetcar Coalition. Streetcar Benefits to Investment Start of Service Initial Track Miles Initial System Cost Per Track Mile (Millions) Initial System Cost (Millions)^ Development Investment (Millions)* Return on Investment (%)…
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TriMet on Bikes on Bus
Apparently TriMet is following some of our discussions here about maxing out capacity for bikes on bus and MAX. Here’s a note I recently received: This is Kiran Limaye, bicycle coordinator for TriMet. I believe we met at a TPAC meeting some time back. A while ago there was a post on your blog about…
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New Transportation-related Blog
With a specialty focus … TriMet Watchdog
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TriMet Fares to Rise Again (and Again)?
This alert hit TriMet’s e-mail list yesterday. Under the semi-automatic diesel cost response plan that TriMet instituted earlier in the year, a nickel fare increase is being proposed, and another nickel is possible. This would put an all-zone fare at $2.00 or $2.05. Ugh.
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Lake Oswego/Portland Transit Design Workshop
The project advisory committee for the Willamette Shoreline transit alternatives analysis is holding a community design workshop: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 5:30 pm-8:30 pm Draft locations for a bus line, rail line, trail and river transit that were developed by the 21-member, citizen project advisory committee will be presented and discussed along with information about…