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Vintage Brakes
Following the discussion here over the weekend about employing the Vintage Trolleys on the Loop line, I spoke to Portland Streetcar Executive Director Rick Gustafson. ADA concerns are not the only obstacle. Both the OMSI flyover on the east side and Harrison Street on the west side feature 7% grades. The braking systems on the…
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KBOO Bike Show: Beer and Coffee
Listen to the show (mp3, 25.9MB) Beer + Beans + Bikes = Love. Tori is joined by Ellee Thalheimer, co-author of Hop in the Saddle a guide to Portland’s craft beer scene by bike and co-host Steph Routh brings a hop-scotch journey to a few of those local brew pubs. In the second half of…
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Streetcar Gets Musical on Friday!
The second annual Streetcar Mobile Musicfest happens tomorrow. It’s a great opportunity to check out the new ‘CL’ Loop line. The musical groups will be on the vehicles between the Leftbank building and OMSI. Here’s the schedule: 5:50 – 6:50 Sassparilla 6:05 – 7:05 MC Rose 6:20 – 7:20 The Ocean Floor 6:40 – 7:40…
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What Happens Now When a Streetcar Goes Out of Service?
As I’ve mentioned here before, because the cars from United Streetcar/Oregon Iron Works are a bit behind schedule (the first car is on the test track at OIW now! but it will still be there a while) to support the new east side line, we have to run every car in our 11 car fleet…
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On the Impending Transformation of Transportation
Brian Davis is Portland Transport’s newest contributor. Brian is a Transportation Analyst at Lancaster Engineering, a MS Candidate at PSU where his research involves strategies for increasing sustainability in urban freight, and a carfree resident of downtown Portland. Welcome, Brian! – Chris I’m excited to be joining the discussion at Portland Transport at the onset…