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NEVs on My Mind
I had always understood “NEV” to stand for Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, but… Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jianhong Ye, Portland State University Topic: New Energy Vehicles (NEV) Demonstration in China When: Friday, April 29, 2011, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill,…
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Crunch Time for the CRC in Salem?
It’s an interesting time for the Columbia River Crossing in Salem, a venue where the Legislature as yet to EVER take a vote on this project. Perhaps that time will come soon. On tap this week: The Governors of Oregon and Washington are about to announce a bridge type selection and a plan for keeping…
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Can We Intersect the Politics of Bikes and the Politics of Thrift?
While we avoided a government shutdown a few weeks ago, it seems clear that the 2012 Federal budget is going to involve some heavy cost-cutting. And infrastructure dollars have been getting harder and harder to find at the local level for some time. So I’d like to suggest that we consider promoting cycling as a…