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Another Attempt at a TriMet Riders Union
Last year there was an effort to form a Transit Riders Union. I don’t know the official state of that effort (someone please comment and tell us) but I understand that effort has factionalized somewhat. Now OPAL (Organizing People – Activating Leaders), a local environmental justice organization, is working on organizing TriMet riders, using principles…
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If Only…
I’m going to miss David Bragdon’s sense of humor when he’s termed out as Metro President. They’ve done an April fool’s day agenda (I suspect it will hit the web later today) for the Council. I can only wish this were real: 7.3 Resolution No. 10-4140, For the Purpose of Getting Real About the Columbia…
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What Else Can We Do with Bioswales?
The Mayor’s office has released a video demonstrating how bioswales can be used to help define bike infrastructure while still achieving their water-quality function. Would that they had produced this about 3 weeks ago… But that go me thinking… what else could we do with bioswales to further our transportation objectives? I suspect most of…
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Streetcar Demand 10x Available Funding
A while back, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that FTA was setting aside $130M to fund Streetcar projects around the nation. That’s on top of the Streetcar funding made available under the TIGER grants. Streetsblog is reporting that more than $1.1B in applications for that pot of money have been received. Nice to be popular.…