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See the Share the Road Mural
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate a multi-modal city! Here are the particulars from Sara Stout: After many months of planning and three weeks of painting, the Share the Road Mural on SE Hawthorne Blvd. is now almost finished! We will be working on the final touches during the next few day’s…
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Thinking Electric
Having missed the premiere event, I got a chance to see “Who Killed The Electric Car?” on Friday and came away both depressed by way our democracy can conspire to suppress innovation, but also optimistic about the strong advocacy that continues for the technologies involved.
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Momentum
It’s been a great week for Portland Streetcar: On Wednesday the Oregon Transportation Commission awarded $2.1M of Connect Oregon funds to cap off the funding plan for the Lowell Extension. On Thursday the Metro Council unanimously adopted the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Eastside Streetcar, completing a sweep of unanimous votes from local governments and…
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Too Fast
Meeky passes on a link to an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (unfortunately it requires a login) about states raising speed limits to as high as 80 mph. Here’s a partial sample: States around the country, including Texas and Michigan, have recently increased speed limits on hundreds of miles of interstate highways and freeways.…
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Post Peak Oil Family (of 6) Car
Just because it made me smile. Hat tip to Miles for the pointer. http://www.portlandground.com/archives/2006/07/family_in_irvington_out_f_1.php