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How Do We Get an Antifragile Transit System?
It would appear that the failure of a single surge protector effectively disrupted most MAX trips during the morning rush hour yesterday. That would seem to be the definition of “fragile” – a small failure has a non-linear (and much amplified) effect on the whole system. I could draw a similar analogy with a car…
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Oregon Passenger Rail Project meetings this week
The Oregon Department of Transportation is running an initiative known as the Oregon Passenger Rail Project, seeking to improve intercity rail in the Willamette Valley. There will be two meetings in the Portland area this week for those interested: May 7: SE Metro Community Advisory Group Meeting 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pioneer Center Ballroom…
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Oregon Iron Works Responds
With an op-ed from their chairman.
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KBOO Bike Show: Moms on Bikes
Listen to the show (mp3, 25.1MB) In honor of Mother’s Day, Steph and Michelle are joined by Katie Proctor of Kidical Mass, Kelly Hansen of the Community Cycling Center and Steph’s mom, Donna Routh.
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Semi-Truck / Streetcar Collision
The afternoon of Tuesday, April 30, 2013, a semi-truck collided with a Portland streetcar at the intersection of SE Market St. & SE MLK Blvd. I happened to be nearby and captured the process of separating and removing the two vehicles. The truck had a flat tire and bent wheel (in addition to major body…