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A Low Return on Investment

Last week I attended a presentation by Rob Puentes of the Brookings Institute that was part of the economic development series sponsored by PSU and Metro. Puentes’ topic was national policy on infrastructure investment and his message was pretty stark: we’re wasting our transportation dollars. Puentes has analyzed the return on investment for our transportation…

June 25, 2007
Communion

Last week I quoted the Vatican’s view on roads: The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm. Friday morning I got to see that in action in spades. I had an appointment on Interstate Ave and elected to walk. As I crossed the Broadway Bridge eastbound,…

June 25, 2007
The Good Kind of Holes in the Street

The Daily Journal of Commerce reports on a pilot of porous street paving treatments in Salem. I wonder if we spent the price of the Big Pipe on this, if we would have needed the pipe?

June 22, 2007
Tip O’ the Hat: Vulnerable Road Users Bill Passes

You’ll find much more extensive coverage on Bike Portland and the BTA Blog, but here’s what the O had to say about the Vulnerable Road Users Bill passing the legislature. Particular congratulations to my former TPAC colleague Scott Bricker who led the lobbying effort. This is an important piece of legislation and cyclists and pedestrians…

June 22, 2007
An Occasion of Sin

I’ll admit that when I first saw this, I thought it was a spoof, but apparently the Vatican has issued spiritual guidance on using the road. I can’t find much to argue with, and there’s one statement that seems like the golden rule to me: The road shall be for you a means of communion…

June 21, 2007

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