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A Shout Out from the 20-minute Neighborhood
I bragged a bit last week about the resilience of my 20-minute neighborhood in the face icy weather. At the beginning of week two, it’s becoming increasing obvious to me that this is only possible because of the work of a lot of committed people, including: Our local transit providers and especially their drivers The…
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Top CRC Planner Gets Promotion
The Daily Journal of Commerce is reporting that Jay Lyman, who led the consultant team for the draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Columbia River Crossing, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer at his firm, David Evans and Associates. While I fundamentally disagree with many of the assumptions in the CRC planning, I found…
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Likely Appointment of LaHood Greeted with Skepticism
The probable appointment of Rep. Ray LaHood (R- IL) as Secretary of Transportation has alternative transportation advocates scratching their heads. He has little background in transportation. He has supported cycling (he’s a member of Earl’s bicycle caucus) and has shown some support for Amtrak, but otherwise doesn’t appear to have a strong background. The Overhead…