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Streetcar Loop Moves Another Notch Forward
The Omnibus spending bill that President Obama signed into law earlier this week (to keep the government from shutting down) included a $45M appropriation for the Streetcar Loop project. This is the first installment on $75M of ‘Small Starts’ funding for the program (the balance expected to be appropriated next fiscal year). But… we’re not…
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Streetcar Guts
I had the opportunity to lead a group from the Streetcar Citizens Advisory Committee out to Oregon Iron Works for a check-in on the new vehicle. Here are some photos of the various components coming together. More after the jump…
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Becoming an Expert Transit Rider
Via Planetizen: This article from Vancouver, B.C. outlines the skills required, and benefits of being an expert transit rider. Developing Transit Surfer™ was one of the ways I scratched my itch to use the system more efficiently here. What skills are required to be an expert transit rider here in Portland? What are the benefits?
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Development-Oriented Transit: Bus, Trolley Bus and Streetcar
How do we create pedestrian-friendly mainstreets and 20-minute neighborhoods? At the beginning of the last century Streetcars were the preferred tool, and here in Portland they are again at the beginning of this century here in Portland and increasingly in other U.S. cities. Of course it is not simply a matter of installing rails in…
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I’d Like to Feed a Few Good Ambassadors
As I have in previous years, I’m hosting a Portland Streetcar table at the BTA’s annual Alice B. Toeclips awards dinner (5pm on Saturday March 7th). I have several (paid for) seats available at the table and would like to offer them to folks interested in promoting comity between cycling and streetcars (there are no…