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An Artistic Take on Streetcar
I got a note a few weeks ago suggesting I visit Friendly House (NW 26th and Thurman, TriMet lines 15, 17 and 77) to take a look at some art hanging there in November. I had a chance to drop by and was delighted to find some very whimsical and fun images of infrastructure around…
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Updated: The End of Commuting
Updated: 11/6/06 The video stream for this presentation is up at http://www.cts.pdx.edu/seminars.htm. The Oregonian also had an interview with Pisarski, who is the author of the Commuting in America III report. He has some interesting perspectives, particularly on the fact that commuting is a lower share of our total transportation each year. He also makes…
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Portland Videos on Streetsblog
Filmmaker Clarence Eckerson (featured at Saturday’s film festival) writes: Hello all, There will be a featured Portland video short every day for the next week. HERE: http://www.streetsblog.org/ We want to get a dialogue started, esp. from folks in Portland who’d like to inspire New Yorkers about what else is good/not so good, so PLEASE leave…
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Reminder: Film Festival: A Celebration of Portland Transportation
Update: 10/27/06 Reminder, this is happening Saturday, as in tomorrow. Rumor has it that yours truly may show up on screen, or even say a few words live! Original Post: 10/10/06 Sigh. Jonathan scooped me again. A free film festival at the Bagdad Theater from 2-4pm on October 28th will feature the work of New…
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Missing Issue in Governor Race
This spring, we tried to get the Gubernatorial candidates to response to a questionnaire on transportation. We failed miserably. Jim Mayer of the O did a little better, but transportation certainly is not a big issue in the campaign.