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Bridge Analogy
Up in Vancouver, B.C. (where I will be for the next couple of days, with a group from Metro), Gordon Price is complaining that a proposed bridge will cause land use and transportation problems throughout the region that the proponents refuse to acknowledge or analyze. Gee, I can’t think of anything like that down here.
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Trib Looks at Car Commuting
Tuesday’s Trib looks at commuting by car in our region from several points of view: Which commute is the worst Suburban traffic presents a few twists Traffic jams don ‘t stop the data flow My favorite statistic from this collection of stories is quoted by Rex Burkholder: the average commute in 1990 was ten miles,…
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Portland Carfree Day 2006!
Cross-posted from the SHIFT list. Lend a hand and help make it a great event. Dear all, Portland Carfree Day! September 22-24, 2006 SW Ankeny between 2nd and 3rd As you can see, Carfree Day will be a whole weekend long this year. We’ll be turning this downtown street into a car-less plaza, and will…