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Sharing the Benefits
One of the keys to equity in transportation investments is to make sure that all sectors of a society share in the benefits. For cycling, one of the best looks at this is the Community Cycling Center’s “Understanding the Barriers to Cycling” report (PDF). It looks at the very specific needs of different groups. For…
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KBOO Bike Show: Reve Tour Ladies
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.5MB) The Reve Tour ladies who rode each stage Tour de France this year a day before the pros. We hear about their experiences as women taking on an insurmountable challenge. We also take an in-depth look at the state of women’s cycling as a sport with Sarai Snyder of…
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Guest Post: Proposal for Upgraded Columbia Corridor/Bypass 30 Reroute
Another guest post by frequent reader and commenter dan w. We wish to remind readers that we are happy to run guest posts–simply email submissions to one of the moderators–ES. Serving the Rivergate Industrial District, Portland Airport and a plethora of other industrial/employment centers, the Columbia Corridor–aka Bypass 30 and its parallel routes–is a vital…
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Street by Street, Out of the Mud
Wearing my Planning and Sustainability Commission hat, I’ve been following for some time an effort by the Portland Bureau of Transportation know as Street-by-street. The intent is to address the many unimproved streets in the City (many in East Portland, and a few areas in NE and SE Portland). The source of the problem is…
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Five reasons why BRT may have advantages over rail
Once more into the bus/rail breech, my friends. In various comments and articles, I’ve enumerated various advantages that bus rapid transit has over equivalent-service rail in some circumstances; this post is simply a collection of these. It doesn’t constitute an endorsement of bus over rail for any specific project or system, hence the word “may”…