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Third Time the Charm?
The title in the Daily Journal of Commerce says it all “Milwaukie light rail gets back on track.” For the third time in nearly 10 years, the regional government Metro has revived its plans to build a light-rail line from Portland to Milwaukie. And as part of the decision that no one will ever quite…
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CRC 4th Alternative Task Force Set to Meet
CRC Task Force subcommittee to identify a fourth alternative The Columbia River Crossing Task Force unanimously accepted the staff recommendation to advance three alternatives into the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) process and appointed a subcommittee to identify a possible fourth alternative. The subcommittee will work to develop a viable fourth alternative that aspires to…
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Cycling School Bus
Even as I was seething at the Oregonian over their Burnside editorial, another article was warming my heart. There was a great story (with photo) of a group of Cleveland High School students who regularly cycle to school from their Mount Tabor neighborhood. If also of us did what we could, like this group of…
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Much Ado About the RTP
I must say, the update of the Regional Transportation Plan is turning into quite the little contretemps. A few weeks back the Federal Highway Administration made it clear they thought Metro was departing planet earth. Now apparently, it’s ODOT’s turn. As reported in the Tribune (scroll to the lower part of the piece) ODOT distributed…