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Sunday Parkways Back for 2009
Last summer we saw a very successful one-time event that closed a loop of streets in North Portland to through auto traffic and let bikes, peds, strollers, skateboards, etc. rule the streets. I’m delighted that we will get THREE such events this year: June 21 North Portland July 19 Northeast Portland August 16 Southeast Portland…
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Medic on a Motorcycle
An article in today’s O explores how Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue is dealing with the increasing difficulty of getting fire engines through congested traffic. Some of the ideas include having paramedics arrive on motorcycles instead of fire trucks (already done in some Asian cities), use of traffic cams to direct emergency personnel and installing…
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Major Sports Facilities – Land Use and Transportation
In another thread here, and on blogs all over town, people were just itching to talk about the new Major League Soccer proposal, the future of baseball in Portland, the fate of Memorial Coliseum, a stadium for Lents, etc… Please consider this thread the place to talk about the transportation and land use impacts of…
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KATU Covers MAX Ticket Machine Issue
KATU’s Brian Barker did a two-part story, last night and today, regarding the high percentage of broken MAX ticket machines, and the problems faced by responsible riders. Setting aside for a moment the surely-coincidental but very obvious similarities in format and style to the “Fair is Fair?” MAX ticket machine documentary I did with Matt…