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Vaporettos for Portland?
One of my fondest memories of childhood was a much-planned, much-saved-for family vacation to Europe in my early teen years. One of the seven-countries-in-21-days destinations was Venice and I can’t forget the Vaporettos (water taxi/buses) that plied the canal system. Correspondent Bill Badrick fills us in on a vision for Vaporettos in Portland. – Chris…
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Validation?
My Twitter feed has been abuzz again this weekend. This time with news of a study that shows a reduction in auto traffic (and emissions) following startup of a light rail line (in Salt Lake City). This is apparently a first. Not having a demonstrated result like this has always been an arrow in the quiver…
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KBOO Bike Show: Bikepacking
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People Unclear on the Concept
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Getting Ready for the Orange Line
TriMet is beginning to look at how it will adjust bus service in the Milwaukie/Oregon City corridor in conjunction with the opening of the Orange Line in 2015. You can see the proposal and weigh in here. I’m not intimately familiar with the corridor, but the major impact seems to be the truncation of the…