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Oregon Transportation Smarts Going to D.C.
In the form of Rob Bertini, PSU Professor, transportation researcher and Director of the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC). Per the Oregonian: Robert L. Bertini will be the deputy administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, which includes more than 700 employees who study everything from bridge and highway safety to flight…
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Metro Council Approves 30-year Vision for High Capacity Transit
Yesterday the Metro Council approved a plan that ranks 16 potential High Capacity Transit corridors. Included in the ‘near term’ category are corridors on Barbur, Powell and paralleling Highway 217.
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AARP Advocates for Complete Streets
They’ve woken up to the fact that as we get older, fewer of us are going to be drivers: Despite the goal to be inclusive, an inventory conducted for this study found that less than one-third of the 80 state and local Complete Streets policies explicitly address the needs of older road users. An online…
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Fred Hansen to depart TriMet, and the continent? [Updated]
Update:This morning’s Oregonian Article (unavailable when this post was first written) indicates that Fred’s Australian gig is temporary, volunteer work, and that he intends to remain with TriMet. (Thanks to commenters and someone who contacted me privately about this.) Original Post: A local transit blogger and light rail operator, PDXTrains, has received a tip: TriMet’s…
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Rethinking LOS
LOS – Level of Service (I know it sounds geeky) is the primary way transportation planners evaluate the need for capacity. The problem is, the way it’s measured is all about cars, which is what makes this presentation pretty interesting… Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Seleta J.…