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Walking, Health and Engineering
Over at Blue Oregon, Leslie Carlson has written a great piece about the health benefits of walking and how opportunities for walking have been engineered out of our society. Read and comment there…
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From our Readers
Cate points us to an editorial she heard on KINK about crosswalk safety. And Ron wants to remind us of the UN-HABITAT World Urban Forum in Vancouver, BC: http://www.wuf3-fum3.ca/ http://www.unhabitat.org/wuf/2006/default.asp http://www.unhabitat.org/
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Another Perspective on Congestion Costs
Meeky passes on a link to another (non-Portland) perspective on congestion and the transportation-land use connection.
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Musical Chairs at Metro: We Still Have a Seat
Some of you know that I have served for the last three years on Metro’s Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee (TPAC) alongside fellow Portland Transport contributor Scott Bricker. No longer. Today the Metro Council confirmed my appointment to the Metro Policy Alternatives Committee (MPAC). MPAC deals with the land use side of the equation. I’m looking…
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More on the Oregon Transportation Plan
A few days ago we reported on coverage in the Oregonian about the Oregon Transportation Plan update. We got the full dog and pony show at TPAC last Friday, and want to point out a few things of note. First, for opportunities to see the plan presentation, and to learn how to provide comment, visit…