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EmX Gateway Extension to open this Sunday
Gateway branch of Lane Transit District’s EmX system opens Sunday, Jan 9.
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Where it All Began
This year my Christmas present to my family was getting all of my Mom’s old Super-8 home movies converted to digital video files. While going through the videos and cataloging the content, I came across this sequence – my first bicycle, just after the training wheels came off (circa 1967). Looking forward to smiling big…
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Active Transportation Investments to Follow Light Rail Model?
An interesting notice from Metro yesterday that the committee established to recommend policy on how to allocate flexible funds has come out with a recommendation: allocate funds for active transportation to build out complete corridors, rather than to a variety of projects: Some refer to this as “the light rail model” because of the way…
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KBOO Bike Show: BTA Legislative Agenda and Small Bike Businesses
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.5MB) Tori and guest host Michelle Poyourow talk with Rob Sadowsky, Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation alliance about BTA’s agenda for the 2011 Oregon Legislative Session. Several bicycle-oriented small businesses weathering the recession are also featured.
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Women and Bikes – A Brief History
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2010 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jennifer Dill, Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University Topic: From Spokes to Sprockettes: A History of Women and the Bicycle When: Friday, December 3, 2010, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204