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Our Collapsing Infrastructure
Via Planetizen. An article in the LA Times bemoans sinkholes resulting from aging sewer lines (of course we had our own recent example of that in Portland). I think this is emblematic of a much larger problem: we simply aren’t funding maintenance of key civic infrastructure including roads, bridges, water and sewer lines, schools and…
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Updated: Watching Paint Dry
Update: 4/3/07 This is now rescheduled for 10:30am on Thursday, 4/5. Original Post: 3/23/07 Actually, thermoplastic. Sam Adams has scheduled a press opportunity for the striping of new crosswalks on NW 21st and 23rd (weather permitting). Actually, this is pretty cool. It’s part of the overall set of safety improvements for main streets being piloted…
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Kulongoski Getting REAL About Driver’s Licenses?
The Oregonian speculates about whether the Governor will get support from the Legislature to fulfill his campaign promise to bring Oregon in line with the federal id standards. But the legislature is concerned about the impact on migrant labor and the big brother implications. If they don’t get on board will we not be able…