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Probation’s Over
Yesterday I attended Sam Adams’ second Transportation Operations Steering group meeting. A long, involved discussion of the nitty gritty of snow and ice response. Not particularly newsworthy, except it’s good to see our public officials focused on serving the customer well. The news of the meeting is that Sam announced that Sue Kiel, who for…
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Kudos to the Trib
Yesterday’s Tribute was pretty much a special issue on Transportation, including a cover story, editorial and “ReThinking Portland” section on the Regional Transportation Plan update. Overall I think they did a good job of framing the issues, and I’m in agreement with the editorial about needing leadership across all sectors of the community to deal…
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House Miles
That’s a new term, coined by the Urban Land Institute (as reported in the Daily Journal of Commerce), to describe the amount of driving associated with a house you’re thinking about purchasing. How much do you have to drive to get to work, to the grocery store, to day care, to the other regular needs…
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Gordon Price Speaking Tomorrow
Always entertaining and informative: The City of Portland Office of Transportation and Portland State University welcome GORDON PRICE Mr. Price is Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, a former five-term Vancouver, BC City Councillor and an entertaining speaker on land use and transportation. He will speak on Wednesday, November 29, from 6:40…