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Transportation Leaders at City Club on Friday
“Transportation for the 21st Century” Forum explores the future of transportation in Oregon Rex Burkholder & Gail Achterman http://www.pdxcityclub.org/forums-events/friday-forums.php When: This Friday, June 29 Doors open at 11:30, Program begins at 12 PM and concludes at 1:15 PM. Where: The Governor Hotel 614 SW 11th Ave. Make your reservation now! http://www.pdxcityclub.org/cgi/res_new.pl The 20th century was…
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Communion
Last week I quoted the Vatican’s view on roads: The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm. Friday morning I got to see that in action in spades. I had an appointment on Interstate Ave and elected to walk. As I crossed the Broadway Bridge eastbound,…
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An Occasion of Sin
I’ll admit that when I first saw this, I thought it was a spoof, but apparently the Vatican has issued spiritual guidance on using the road. I can’t find much to argue with, and there’s one statement that seems like the golden rule to me: The road shall be for you a means of communion…
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Just for Fun
Passed on by a reader, originally found here (under Creative Commons license):
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Why Did the Pedestrian Cross the Road?
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Kate Lyman and Delia Chi, PSU Master’s of Urban Studies and Planning Candidates Two Topics: Travel Time Reliability AND Pedestrian Crossing Behavior When: Friday, June 1, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center