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Reviewing the Legislative Session
Jim Mayer has a nice recap piece in Sunday’s O with a summary of transportation changes enacted this legislative session. Here are some of the key items: Authority to clear accidents from freeways more quickly (one of Commissioner Adams’ prioritities from the “Anatomy of a Crash” project) A number of key changes requested by the…
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Streetcars and Bicycles, a Learning Experience
When we built the first Streetcar alignment, we ran into a conflict with the bike lane on NW Lovejoy. The design solution at that time was to create a path for bikes through the platform area. I didn’t work very well, on two counts: Pedestrians waiting for the Streetcar tend not to recognize that they’re…