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I Hate being Scooped
And Jonathan Maus over at bikeportland.org did it twice yesterday. First with a piece about a new Bike/Ped Institute at PSU, and then again with a notice about a Portland Bike Summit this summer as part of the Platinum effort. Sigh. Go comment over there…
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Bug TriMet About Something Else
Enough already with the Transit Mall Stuff. TriMet is holding several open houses on its Transit Improvement Plan (TIP), essentially its capital investment plan. The open houses are: Wednesday, March 15th, 11-2 and 4-7 in the Portland Bldg (2nd floor) Tuesday, March 21st, 4-7pm at the Portland Adventist Academy (1500 SE 96th Avenue, Portland) Wednesday,…
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How I would untangle the Rose Quarter
Regular readers will recognize Bob Richardson as “Bob R.” who has provided many cogent and informative comments. I’m happy to now welcome Bob as a Portland Transport contributor! – Chris The Rose Quarter area is one of the most intense mix of transportation modes in the city of Portland. Three (soon four) MAX lines converge…
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Anticipation is Making Me Wait
During my trip to the Czech Republic last fall, I got to see frames being welded for our next three Streetcars. We have some photos of recent progress, they’re further along now! Notice the new colors we’re adding to our palette, Golden Yellow and Apple Green. Look for them on Portland Streets in the fall,…
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Shall we call it a “Freight Faire”?
COLUMBIA CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION PRESENTS Past, Present and Future Transportation in Portland Sponsored by Portland Office of Transportation If you have a comment or question about transportation in the Columbia Corridor, this is the event to attend. Give Your Opinion Tell us where the City needs to install new signs, where the bottlenecks are, and how…