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Breaking our Addiction to Oil
(via the Coalition for a Livable Future newsletter – I hope the registration deadline is somewhat flexible) The Worldwatch Institute, Oregon Environmental Council, Illahee, and the Sightline Institute present: American Energy: Breaking our Addiction to Oil Christopher Flavin President, Worldwatch Institute Wednesday, September 27, 2006 7:00-8:00 pm Wine and Dessert Reception 8:00-9:30 pm Speaking Program…
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Festival Streets
There’s a nice piece in the Daily Journal of Commerce today about the improvements to 3rd and 4th Avenues. One highlight is the “festival street” design: But the gems of the project are the Northwest Davis and Flanders “festival streets,” designed and detailed by project urban designer Lloyd Lindley. The streets have no curbs -granite…
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Attitude in Washington County
There’s a new report available about attitudes toward transportation in Washington County (PDF, 669K), based on data collected from 403 interviews this spring. There are a number of interesting tidbits in this report: Transportation issues are top-of-mind for two-thirds of respondents. Education was second at 34%. The system is better than it was ten years…