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TriMet Orange Line “First Ride” – Interviews
Portland Transport was invited along with other local media to cover Friday Morning’s TriMet Orange Line “First Ride” press event. During the ride, and just after, we were able to briefly interview TriMet management and public officials, including: Neil McFarlane, General Manager, TriMet Jeff Merkley, US Senator, Oregon (D) Steve Novick, Commissioner, City of Portland…
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TriMet Orange Line “First Ride” – A view from the cab
TriMet held a celebratory press event today, with the first-ever passenger service on the Orange Line and across the new Tilikum Crossing. We were able to conduct interviews with Governor Brown, Senator Merkley, Commissioner Novick, TriMet’s Neil McFarlane and others. Those interviews will be posted tomorrow. For now… A teaser with a bit of transit…
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Don’t Call It an Accident
Even as desensitized as our culture has become to vehicular violence, the tragedy of February 22nd, 2015 is a tough one to stomach. That day, three children—ages 4,5, and 8—were run down while crossing a street in Springfield. They were crossing legally, in a crosswalk, with the signal. The driver of the car that killed…
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Metro Releases SW Corridor Map Tool, Forum at Wilson High
Metro has released an online map tool, designed to let the community comment on the SW Corridor Plan through May 22nd. Comments will be shared with the project Steering Committee. There is also a community forum scheduled Tuesday, May 12th at Wilson High School, from 6-8:30pm.
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KBOO Bike Show: Street Books
Listen to the show (mp3, 24.7MB) Tori and Alon talk with Diana Rempe and Ben Hodgson of the Street Books project, “a bicycle-powered mobile library, serving people who live outside.”