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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.”
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More Canadian Double Talls!
Ron Swaren is a regular reader and frequent commenter on Portland Transport Regional Edmonton, Alberta transit agency Strathcona County Transit purchased 14 double decker buses in 2013 for the Sherwood Park to downtown Edmonton route of approximately 8 miles. These are the familiar design used in other Canadian cities, the Alexander Dennis Enviro 500, with…
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Post Tax Open Thread
OK, it’s a full week since the Ides of April, but another open thread for everyone. Portland has legalized (for now) uber and Lyft. One condition placed on uber and Lyft drivers is a city business license. Taxi drivers and cab companies are, naturally, unhappy. TriMet toots its horn about service increases leading to ridership…