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For Whom The Bridge Tolls
An article in last week’s Willamette Week discusses the likelihood that someday we may need to toll the Willamette River bridges to fund their maintenance. This is notoriously a difficult idea to sell to the constituents of Portland, and an increase in vehicle registration fees seems to be much more likely in the near term.…
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Earl on the Next Transportation Bill at PSU
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER Topic: Transportation Infrastructure Investment: Past, Present and Future When: Friday, October 26, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center We are honored to welcome Congressman Blumenauer as our special guest speaker. His presentation will focus on infrastructure investment in…
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Safe, Sound and Green
Commissioner Sam Adams has announced his “Safe, Sound and Green” plan to fund street maintenance and safety projects. See the Oregonian coverage. This will be coupled with a Multnomah County proposal to help fund maintenance of the Willamette River Bridges and other critical County roads. Some of the County funds will also be shared with…
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“Bundling” Strategies Changing?
Via Planetizen: In recent years we’ve seen a series of ballot measures (sometimes property taxes, but more often sales taxes) around the country to fund ‘balanced’ transportation investments, i.e., a combination of (usually rail) transit and roads. Metro has been watching the political tea leaves for some time calculating whether such a measure would pass…
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More Safe and Sound Streets Meetings Scheduled
While we covered the first set of meetings previously, it’s worth a review. Sam Adams has scheduled two more rounds of meetings to discuss his “Safe & Sound Streets” funding proposal. He will continue to gather input at a series of open houses in September, and then will discuss his proposal with the community at…