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Getting Tracked
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Peter Stopher, Professor of Transport Planning, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Topic: Using a GPS Panel to Evaluate Travel Behavior Changes When: Friday, May 18, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center Abstract: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN USING GPS…
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Less Driving = Nicer Driving?
Word came down yesterday that Portland has ranked in a survey as having the most courteous drivers in the country. A piece I heard on OPB opined that this was because we had shorter commutes and were thus less frustrated. Let me take that a step further and hypothesize a link from have having lower…
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A Slower RTP
JPACT has voted to slow down the process for the Regional Transportation Plan update. Instead of being adopted at the end of 2007, the planning will go through June 2008. In general this is good news, allowing more time for scenario development and modeling (we were at real risk of being forced to pick from…