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Streetcar Demand 10x Available Funding
A while back, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that FTA was setting aside $130M to fund Streetcar projects around the nation. That’s on top of the Streetcar funding made available under the TIGER grants. Streetsblog is reporting that more than $1.1B in applications for that pot of money have been received. Nice to be popular.…
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Could Portland’s Bikeshare be Electric?
Maybe Portland will wind up looking like this. Sanyo has built a series of solar-powered e-Bike charging stations around Tokyo. Locally, they’ve donated an e-Bike to the Mayor and have suggested piloting a solar charging station. Hmmm…
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My Letter to the Editor
Of the Oregonian: I am befuddled by your editorial’s skepticism at the synergy between the Bureau of Environmental Services’ “green streets” program and bicycle boulevards (“Sewer money for bikeways: Does it pass the smell test?” March 15). We are under a mandate from the federal government to better manage our stormwater. We have several ways…
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A Good Week for Bikes
On multiple fronts: Multnomah County is finally ready to open the new bike path on the Morrison Bridge Google Maps has added bicycle directions – try it! Actually, my first attempt with Google was a little rocky. I asked it to route me from my home down to the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and…
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Updated: Portland Streetcar Awarded $23M in TIGER Funds
Update: 3/9/10 In the comments to this post I was asked if the grant was for the entire Innovation Quadrant program, or if it applied to the Moody component only. I learned last week that in fact the grant amount awarded is only for Moody. We’ll need to keep looking for funding for the Sustainability…