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Urban Renewal For Transportation Advocates
I’ve raved here before about the PSU/PDOT Traffic and Transportation Class. It’s a great way for citizens to learn how the transportation system and bureaucracy work. Last year, I had the chance to take the inaugural version of a similar class that explains the inner workings of urban renewal. And it’s about to run again.
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Featured Class Presentation: Lloyd District Development and Transportation
We’ve had a chance to summarize presentations from the PSU/PDOT Traffic and Transportation for each of the last two weeks. Now we’d like to feature one presentation that we found particularly interesting, something we’d like to do each semester. Marcia Carlson (PDF 2.5M) has certainly identied quite an opportunity: over the next decade, many surface…
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More Class Presentations
Last week I summarized several presentations from the PSU/PDOT Traffic and Transportation Class. Later in the week, I had a chance to be part of a panel, along with PDOT Director Sue Keil and Commissioner Adams’ chief of staff, Tom Miller, which reviewed and provided feedback on another set of class presentations. From these, I’ve…
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Class Presentations
I’ve written here briefly before about the PSU/PDOT Traffic and Transportation Class. I believe it was originally the brainchild of Earl Blumenaur when he was Commissioner of Transportation. It was designed as a training ground for neighborhood transportation activists. Ably facilitated by Rick Gustafson, a series of guest speakers provide the background on how the…