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Minneapolis Rethinking Begins
The New York Times reports today that the Governor of Minnesota, who twice vetoed gas tax increases, is now open to the idea. It also highlights the fact that Rep. James Oberstar, the Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (of which Peter DeFazio’s Surface Transportation Committee is a sub-committee) is from Minnesota, which…
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Transportation Package from ’09 Legislature?
The Daily Journal of Commerce is reporting that the Gov will make transportation funding a focus in the 2009 legislative session. But will it be for maintenance, or new capacity?
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Macquarie Bypasses Dundee
According to the Saturday O, Australia-based Macquarie has thrown in the towel on the Newberg-Dundee bypass project. Apparently ODOT has concluded that there is too much opposition to tolling Highway 99, which parallels the proposed new facility, and without tolls both routes, there is insufficient revenue to make the project fly.
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An Hour with Sam
Commissioner Sam Adams is speaking at City Club on Friday in a presentation billed as “From here to there in tomorrow’s Portland”: On Friday, July 20, City Commissioner Sam Adams makes his first appearance at City Club since taking office in 2005. Adams will outline his blueprint for the future of transportation in Portland, including…
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Maintaining Portland’s Streets: Wrapping Up (for now)
We’ll round out our series this week with two references to info on CommissionerSam.com. First, there are survey results up from the folks who attended Sam’s neighborhood coalition meetings. A couple of headlines: Attendees would rather fund a solution to the whole backlog than a partial solution. Top three preferred funding methods in order: Gas…