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Tualatin Bike/Ped Bridge: Medium-Term Gratification
The Oregonian yesterday had a brief piece on a new bike/ped bridge that will open in a few weeks, crossing the Tualatin river. As a member of TPAC (Metro’s Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee), I had a chance to score and recommend this project as part of the State “Transportation Enhancements” competitive process. I feel a…
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Streetcar Vehicle Pipeline
Update: The vehicles are apparently snowed in in Wyoming. Earliest possible arrival is Monday. Two pieces of news on new Streetcar Vehicles: Cars 8, 9 and 10 are almost here from the Czech Republic! Cars 8 and 9 landed in Baltimore just after Christmas and car 10 cleared customs in NJ on New Year’s Eve…
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CRC to Heal Vancouver?
In today’s Daily Journal of Commerce, Mayor Royce Pollard of Vancouver is quoted as hoping that based on the ramp design and possibly capping portions of I-5, he’s hoping the CRC will help heal Vancouver’s downtown. “The concern for me and the community is that we have an opportunity to heal and reconstruct what was…