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A Little Less Blind
The City of London is distributing 10,000 free blind-spot mirrors to truckers in a move aimed at addressing 9 deaths of cyclists in collisions with trucks last year. The cost is not given, but it’s part of a £49.6m road safety campaign. Should the City of Portland do something similar? Could we find a foundation…
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Roundabouts
Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) Professional Development Course *Roundabout Analysis and Design*, May 7-8, 2008 at Portland State University Course description: http://otrec.us/content/otrec_roundabout_08.pdf Registration form: http://otrec.us/content/otrec_roundabout_08_reg.pdf The roundabout has emerged as one of the safest and most efficient methods of managing the transportation system, with increasing use`in the Pacific Northwest and around the United…
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Rojo de Steffey Calls for Sellwood Closure
Today’s Oregonian quotes County Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey calling for closing the Sellwood Bridge: “I’m ready now to close it,” Rojo de Steffey said. “On my watch I don’t want to be responsible if it goes down.” Would closing the bridge be good policy, or just a play for changing the funding politics?
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Streetcar System Plan Workshops in April
News from the Portland Office of Transportation Streetcar System Plan: Are you interested in learning more about the streetcars in Portland? How about a streetcar corridor in your community? In either case, come to the Streetcar System Plan Workshop in your district. The outcome of these meetings will be a community decision about whether to…