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Bus and streetcar options studied for Lake Oswego to South Waterfront route
A streetcar route or enhanced bus service from downtown to Lake Oswego were the options selected for further study and the BRT option was officially eliminated. The Oregonian reports: Though years away, a streetcar linking South Waterfront to Lake Oswego took another step closer to reality this afternoon when Metro councilors approved an environmental impact…
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Amtrak: Maybe Now?
In stark contrast to the Bush administration’s efforts to pull the plug on Amtrak funding, a post on Planetizen links to a Washington Post column encouraging investment in the nation’s rail systems. “America’s train advocates are mildly optimistic. And for some good reasons. Amtrak is reporting impressive ridership gains. Oil is pushing $100 a barrel,…
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Sorting Out Fareless Square
We’ve had plenty of opinion about fareless square, and/or it’s curtailment. I’d like to try to back up a little bit and take this out of the realm of opinion, and get into a more structured analysis. So I’m going to pose this question: If you were asked to conduct an objective analysis of costs/benefits…