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Does Portland Need More Taxis?
Apparently so, according to a staff report (PDF, 151K) prepared for the Private for-Hire Transportation Board and City Council. But as that report, and the accompanying recommendations for industry reform document (PDF, 39K), indicate being a taxi driver is apparently only one step up from indentured servitude. Among the challenges for drivers: Drivers are treated…
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Would You Like Some Car Sharing with Your Transit?
Maybe we’ll now have to rename it the mobility appliance, but you can now show the nearest car2go vehicles on your transit appliance. If you’d like to add this to your configuration, get in touch! Now when are we getting bike sharing, and will it have a web service?
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The OTHER Streetcar Milestone This Weekend
Lest this get lost in the hoopla surrounding the opening of the Streetcar Loop, please note that the Oregon Iron Works/United Streetcar prototype vehicle is now certified for revenue service and in operation on the streets of Portland! For those who have forgotten the history of this vehicle, it was procured with a grant from…
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Streetcar Safety Video
Just in time for this weekend’s opening of the Streetcar Loop, this video is a joint production of Portland Streetcar, TriMet, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition. It provides advice on modal conflicts of all kinds, with a focus on bikes and streetcars. Nicely done!
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A Note to the People Trying to Kill Me (on my bicycle)
To the commercial van that right-hooked me a couple of weeks ago on Barbur Blvd. as I was passing the northbound freeway ramp at Terwilliger: The vehicle going straight (me) has the right of way. I was able to just barely turn inside you. If my bar end mirror scratched your paint, I’m very sorry……