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The Electric Trolleybus: a Sustainable Choice for Portland
One thing I noticed my years living in Seattle was how much that city loves to copy Portland’s innovations. Government officials were constantly taking tours of Portland and bringing back ideas, many of which have borne fruit. Seattle now has a streetcar line, for example, and has just recently decided to start working on Neighborhood…
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KBOO Bike Show: Mayoral Candidate Charlie Hales
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.2MB) Tori and Michelle chat with Charlie Hales about his vision for cycling in Portland and other transportation issues. BTA’s Gerik Kransky discusses bicycle funding.
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New York’s Dollar Vans: Could they work here?
On the off chance the prior post ruffles too many libertarian feathers, here’s an interesting article on New York City’s dollar vans–small vans (14 passengers) which essentially provide bus service on routes that the MTA doesn’t serve. The vans in NY are quite popular (as are the similar “public light busses” in Hong Kong, some…
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Coming up on the KBOO Bike Show: Mayoral Candidate Charlie Hales
If you have a question you’d like to ask Charlie you can post it to the show’s Facebook page. 11AM-Noon, Wednesday, October 5th KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day
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How They Do It in Seattle
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Peter Lagerwey, Toole Design Group (Seattle, WA) Topic: Emerging Trends in Developing and Implementing Bicycle Master Plans – The Seattle Example When: Friday, September 30, 2011, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204