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Light Rail to Forest Grove?
Now that I’m serving on MPAC, I’m making an effort to get out to various corners of the region and meet with local officials to get a better perspective on regional issues through a local lens. I started with a trek out to Forest Grove, where Richard Kidd, who also chairs MPAC this year, is…
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I Couldn’t Agree More
Check it out. Good find, Jonathan.
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Another Crosswalk Enforcement Action
This just came across the wire: Please plan to join Portland Police Traffic Division and Portland Transportation for another Crosswalk Enforcement Action. On Thursday, February 16 we will be conducting our second Enforcement Action of 2006 at the marked crossing of SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. & SW US Veterans Hospital Rd. on the OHSU…
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Mall Discontent II
Update – the morning after: Former Mayor Vera Katz, who chaired the original steering committee that signed off the design is now suggesting that the new information needs a review, as reported in the Tribune. Whatever you think about the downtown Transit Mall plan, it’s pretty clear TriMet is out of favor with the Downtown…
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Electric Bikes Take Hold in China
Jerry passes along this article from IEEE Spectrum, apparently indicating that despite government attempts to ban them, electric bikes are thriving in China. My favorite quote from the story describes the U.S. as being in a “bubble” of highways and long-distance travel…