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TriMet vs. Streetcar – NOT!
One of the sub-themes running through the Trib’s ReThinking Portland issue on transportation is the role and appropriateness of the Eastside Streetcar project (AKA the Streetcar Loop) and competition between Streetcar and other transit modes. Nick Budnick swears to me that he wasn’t trying to stir up a feud between TriMet and Streetcar (OK, I…
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Pedestrian Networking
Very Portland: Pedestrian Networking Group WHAT: Quarterly informal networking sessions with pedestrian activists and walking enthusiasts. WHY: The purpose of these gatherings is for those interested in pedestrian issues to get together to share information and ideas, ask questions, and strengthen Portland’s walking community. WHERE: Broadway Conference Room on the 9th floor of the Portland…
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Driving Down Nationally?
One of our region’s claims to fame has been a slight decline in Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) per capita. In most places in our country the trendline is decidely in the other direction. But now Reuters is reporting (via CNN) that last year (2005 vs. 2004) per capita VMT went down NATIONALLY, by about 1%.…