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Reducing the Climate Impact of the Transportation System
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2008 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Lewison Lem, Principal Consultant, PB Topic: Taming the Dragon: Reducing the Climate Impact of the Transportation System When: Friday, March 7, 2008, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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CRC Point/Counter-Point
In the last few weeks we’ve seen dueling op-eds on the Columbia River Crossing project: In support: Burkholder, Achterman, Hansen Replacing the Interstate 5 bridges over the Columbia River will be the single largest public works project in Oregon history. Getting to where we are today has taken the better part of a decade, tens…
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Peter Newman to speak Thursday
From Metro – Metro Councilors Carlotta Collette and Rex Burkholder invite you to a brown bag lunch presentation by Peter Newman, one of the world’s foremost experts on greening cities and urban planning. Date: Thursday, March 6 Time: Noon – 1 p.m. Location: Metro Council Chambers, 600 NE Grand Ave. Portland, OR, 97232 No RSVP…
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Climate Change Integration Group Report
From Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder: Attached is a big file, the final report of the Climate Change Integration Group (PDF, 1.9M), set up by the Governor to make recommendations on how Oregon should respond to and try to counteract, global warming. In particular, check out the section on reducing vehicle miles traveled on page 50-54.…
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Legal challenge of Property Dedications Threatens Sidewalks
From April Bertelsen: It is with a heavy heart that I share the following news. There has been a legal challenge in Federal court to the City of Portland’s ability to require private property dedications to build sidewalks. The Case The case is Marion Skoro v. The City of Portland, No. CV 06-1319-HU, filed in…