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Revision Proposal for SE Quadrant of I-5/I-405 Loop
Guest contributor Ron Swaren is a regular commenter on Portland Transport. I have suggested this to the Oregon Department of Transportation as a means to eliminate several ramps in the Central Eastside Industrial District and to consolidate merging to and from the Interstate System, the Morrison Bridge and Highway 99E. 1. Redirect I-5 Southbound to…
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August 2012 Open Thread
While the Summer Games are in full swing ‘cross the pond, it is time for another open thread. There was much consternation in London over the creation of “Olympic lanes”–reserved lanes on major thoroughfares for Olympics VIPs. Many are being deactivated by city authorities due to under-use. This the last month under the current fare…
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Two TriMet-related editorials in the morning paper
This morning’s Oregonian has two editorials (one a guest submission, one by one of the paper’s regulars) on the subject of TriMet. The guest editorial, by Craig Boretz, Randy Miller and Angus Duncan, deals with TriMet’s funding crisis. It calls for further “restructuring” of the labor agreements, including withdrawal of mandatory arbitration. But it also…