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Fred Hansen to depart TriMet, and the continent? [Updated]
Update:This morning’s Oregonian Article (unavailable when this post was first written) indicates that Fred’s Australian gig is temporary, volunteer work, and that he intends to remain with TriMet. (Thanks to commenters and someone who contacted me privately about this.) Original Post: A local transit blogger and light rail operator, PDXTrains, has received a tip: TriMet’s…
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CRC Reality Setting In?
Via the Mercury Blogtown. Are 12-lane Columbia River Crossing supporters finally admitting that their ambitions are unrealistic? An interview in the Columbian with Don Wagner may be the first signal: “Just like most of us in the real world, we dream about the car we want,” Wagner said in a wide-ranging interview last week. “And…
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Channeling your Road Rage
Transportation for America has a new campaign: “My Commute Sucks“. The idea is to tell Congress to rethink America’s failed transportation policy as part of the next Re-authorization Bill: Tell Congress: “My commute sucks and it’s not getting any better. Stop pouring billions into a broken system. Transportation shouldn’t be an expensive, dirty burden. Fix…
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Financing Public Transportation
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Michael Ward Public Transit Division Administrator, Oregon Department of Transportation Topic: How Public Transportation is Financed in Oregon When: Friday, May 22, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204