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Recalibration? Milwaukie Light Rail gets 50%, not 60% federal match.
TriMet issued a press release today noting that the FTA has expressed strong support for the Milwaukie Light Rail project, but only committed to a 50% match, rather than 60% as has been customary in the past for light rail projects in our region. The reasons listed were: TA New Starts share could be no…
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An Intelligent View of Congestion with a Digression to Emergency Vehicles
Over at Human Transit, Jarrett has an excellent discussion of the relationship between road congestion and transit, focusing on why transit will generally not reduce congestion, but is still a worthwhile investment for improving mobility and economic activity. The only point I might add is that over the long term good land use planning is…