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Open TPAC Seats
There are three citizen representative seats open on Metro’s Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee. If you want to have an impact on regional transportation policy, this is a great opportunity to learn the nitty-gritty and express the values of the community to the technocrats: Dear Interested Community Members: The Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee (TPAC) has three…
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Sellwood Bridge Stays in the News
The Trib begins looking at the interchange designs on either side of the river, while the Business Journal focuses on funding (unfortunately the full version of the online article requires a subscription – I read the old media version at the library). The speculation is that we may get the Feds to cough up half…
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Debunking Squared
Earlier this year the Cato Institute published a “Debunking Portland” report by Randall O’Toole. The Congress for New Urbanism has now published a “Debunking Cato” report that refutes many of the assertions of O’Toole’s report. While I’m glad someone has our back, I’d rather just keep putting energy into making Portland better.