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ODOT Gets Ready for $350M in Stimulus
For roads and bridges, as reported in the Daily Journal of Commerce. Based on earlier info presented to TPAC/JPACT, the local impact in our region would be about $33M, split like so: Clackamas Co. and cities $5.8 Million Washington Co. and cities $11.5 Million East Multnomah Co. and cities $2.9 Million Portland $12.8 Million
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Loaded Orygun: Driver Self-Interest and the CRC
Loaded Orygun has an interesting post today which delves into some counter-intuitive theories about driver behavior, including how increasing capacity can lead to increased congestion, even at times when other variables like demand are maintained. It then goes on to speculate about the potential connection of those theories to the impacts of the CRC proposal.…
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The End of Sprawl as We Know it?
Obama on the road: It’s imagining new transportation systems. I’d like to see high speed rail where it can be constructed. I would like for us to invest in mass transit because potentially that’s energy efficient. And I think people are a lot more open now to thinking regionally… The days where we’re just building…
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Private Sector TDM?
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Tom Brennan, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates (http://www.nelsonnygaard.com/) Topic: Private Sector Role in Reducing Auto Travel: Motives for Innovation? When: Friday, February 13, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204