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Stimulating Portland Sidewalks
Reported in this morning’s O, the $101M in stimulus spending approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission yesterday includes about $2M for filling sidewalk gaps and improving curb ramps on streets like 82nd Ave and Barbur Blvd. But the overall package still heavily favors roads. Given that this is a unique opportunity for ODOT to spend…
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Bookshelf: Pedaling Revolution
Update: 3/18/09 Jeff will be giving a reading Thursday evening (3/19/09) at 7pm 7:30pm at Powells downtown. Hope to see you there! Original Post: 1/19/09 I was fortunate to be able to wheedle a review copy of the forthcoming book: “Pedaling Revolution” from the publisher (by invoking the undying interest of you, my loyal readers).…
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CRC Fun in Salem
Updated: 3/17/09 I heard today that the hearing has been canceled, no word on rescheduling. I wonder what political chip this was traded for? Original Post: 3/12/09 I learned yesterday about Senate Bill 580, which would begin tolling the I-5 bridges over the Columbia in 2011 to begin raising money for the Columbia River Crossing…
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Bikes and Transit
The relationship between bikes and transit has been much on my mind of late. Last week we heard the news that TriMet would invest $1M to upgrade existing bicycle parking and provide 250 new parking spaces at Light Rail stations and transit centers. And Thursday, our friends in Portland’s Transportation Options group are hosting a…