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A Truly Independent CRC Panel
Metro Councilor Robert Liberty has put together a diverse panel to discuss alternatives to the Columbia River Crossing, to be convened on September 14th. Don’t miss it. Full details below… Metro Councilor Robert Liberty Convenes Panel Discussion of Alternatives to Current Columbia River Crossing Proposal 7 to 9 PM Tuesday September 14, 2010 The Columbia…
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Jarrett Walker – “A Field Guide to Transit Quarrels”
Late last month, Jarrett Walker of HumanTransit.org gave a great talk at Metro. PortlandTransport was there to record the event. Jarrett is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. Originally from Portland, he is now based in Sydney, Australia. His presentation, “A Field Guide to Transit Quarrels”, deals with the language and…
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The TriMet Ballot Measure
From my perspective, this sort of came out of the blue. Portland Afoot has been doing a very good job of following the details. But there’s one bit of logic in the timing that I can understand. TriMet is applying a “maintain existing revenue streams” approach. This was applied with lottery bonds. When the West…