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Crossing Bikes with Rail
Via the SHIFT list, this is an interesting way to mix modes, especially for all the rail fans in the readership: Monthly Small Museums tour by Bike – Trainspotting! Union Station, 800 NW 6th Ave Sat 11/4, 1:00p (Tour will last at least 3 hours, more if interest)) Contact: Carye Bye, 503-248-4454, bathtublady[at]gmail.com Details: This…
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Smarter Roads
I had the opportunity to attend a breakfast meeting on Friday, convened by Gail Achterman, a member of the Oregon Transportation Commission. The subject of the meeting was Intelligent Transportation Systems, the whole concept of getting more capacity from our roads and transportation system by using information technology for better coordination and communication. The headline…
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RTP Exercise – What’s Working? – Compact Development
So we now begin the 2nd phase of our RTP exercise, by assessing what we’re already doing that helps advance us to our desired outcomes. My set of desired outcomes follows below. I’ve credited the original author and linked to the comment where it shows up in the prior phase. The ground rules for this…
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I-5 Delta Park Open House – Final Design Phase
The I-5 Delta Park Project is moving into the final design phase. You are invited to attend a project Open House to learn more… Wednesday, November 1, 2006 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Ockley Green School Auditorium 6031 N Montana Ave. Portland, OR 97217 Please contact Stacy Thomas with any questions you may have at:…
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TriMet: All B5, All the Time
The Oregonian is reporting that TriMet will use B5 Biodiesel in its entire fleet (they had previously tried this with the Lift fleet). While 5% may not seem like a big deal, TriMet is such a large customer that this commitment should go a long way to help develop biodiesel infrastructure in the region.