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WPC Wishes You a Call-Free New Year
A suggested New Year’s resolution from the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition: If you’re still racking your brain for New Year’s resolutions that will make you the toast of every neighborhood, allow me to suggest one of my favorites: “I resolve to share the road.” It’s a simple resolution, really, but it has far-reaching consequences for everyone.…
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Planning for the future as if we were serious
Rob Zako posted the message below to the OTRAN list and with his permission I’m cross-posting it here. — Chris This afternoon, I attended a portion of the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) meeting, in particular, the agenda item dealing with progress on updating the Eugene-Springfield-Coburg regional transportation system plan. I was reminded…
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Should bikes pay the exact same registration fee as cars, and more than motorcycles?
Three Republicans and a Democrat (sounds like a “balanced” cable talk show) have introduced a new bill in Salem that already has a lot of people talking. From KATU: Under House Bill 3008, those 18 and older who ride on any highway in the state would have to pay $54 every two years to register…
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Rob Zako for OTC!
Occasional Portland Transport contributor and state-wide transportation advocate (Rob is the organizer of the Otran e-mail list) Rob Zako has applied for one of the two open positions on the Oregon Transportation Commission. I will be writing to Governor Kulongoski to recommend Rob, and I would urge other Portland Transport readers to do the same.…
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Around the State Sans-car
One of the lesser-know efforts of ODOT is the publication of intercity timetables for various kinds of transportation in Oregon. Take a look and stimulate your thinking for ways to get around the state without your own four wheels. Hat tip to Dave Brook for guiding us through the less-obvious-navigation to find this URL.