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Park Your Scooter by the Month?
Since the City of Portland introduced SmartMeters (pay stations) for on-street parking several years ago, one of the ongoing complaints is that you can’t securely attach the sticker to a motorcycle or scooter. Someone can easily come along and steal your sticker. PBOT now has an answer, a monthly permit you can buy in lieu…
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Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet
That’s the subtitle of Mia Birk’s new book “Joyride”. Mia is CEO of Alta Planning and was Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Portland during the period when much of today’s bicycle network was conceived and initially implemented. The book is constructed as autobiography, but in fact serves as a very insightful history of how…
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The Tyranny of Absolutes
There’s been a lot of buzz online about TriMet’s decision to end service for the #15 on Thurman St., routing the bus to Montgomery Park instead. Steve Duin of the Oregonian has the best piece I’ve seen on the decision. I’m saddened. Like almost everyone else who has held the position of chair of the…
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Transit Score Debuts
The good folks at Front Seat, who brought us Walk Score, have now added Transit Score to their evaluation of your favorite address. It includes some very cool multi-modal comparison tools for your commute trip. There’s been a lot of coverage around the web, so I won’t go into details, but I was struck that…