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Hell Freezes Over
1000 Friends, Triple-A and the truckers (and others) agree on a transportation agenda.
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TriMet Updates Service Cut Proposals
TriMet has a new press release out today outlining changes to the service cut proposal. They received over 1,500 comments. Check out the press release for details. In summary: Fewer cuts than originaly proposed to buses (5 lines cut instead of 12, but the “spared” 7 face other changes/consolidations.) MAX cuts stay basically the same…
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Transit in Trouble
PBS’s “Blueprint America” series recently did two segments on challenges for transit in the current economic environment. Part 1 focuses on service reductions due to operating funding gaps and Part 2 looks at Sale-Leaseback deals that are collapsing as financial institutions fail.
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Stimulating Portland Sidewalks
Reported in this morning’s O, the $101M in stimulus spending approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission yesterday includes about $2M for filling sidewalk gaps and improving curb ramps on streets like 82nd Ave and Barbur Blvd. But the overall package still heavily favors roads. Given that this is a unique opportunity for ODOT to spend…
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And Now … CLEAN TEA
A bi-partisan group of Senators and Representatives have just introduced the “Clean Low-Emissions Affordable New Transportation Equity Act“, a new approach to funding transportation that would reward states based on the degree to which they reduced their emissions.