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Balancing Regional Transportation Outcomes, Priorities, and Costs
An important component of Metro’s Regional Transportation Plan update is to plan for outcomes, not just develop a project list. Metro’s Discussion Draft 2035 RTP Update Work Program states: The clear desire is to move away from a plan that is a compilation of locally desired projects with an unfunded cost, to one that focuses…
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Just In – Final Confirmation of Global Warming
This hit my mailbox yesterday: What: “Global Warming in the Pacific Northwest” Seminar When: June 8 & 9, 2006 Where: Grand Hyatt Seattle– Seattle, WA Global Warming will have a particular meaning for the Pacific Northwest, dependent as the region’s economy and way of life are on the water cycle, on electricity generation technology and…
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Lake Oswego/Portland Transit Design Workshop
The project advisory committee for the Willamette Shoreline transit alternatives analysis is holding a community design workshop: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 5:30 pm-8:30 pm Draft locations for a bus line, rail line, trail and river transit that were developed by the 21-member, citizen project advisory committee will be presented and discussed along with information about…
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Trib Fires Back on Congestion
A number of contributors, including guest contributor and economist Joe Cortright, have questioned the assumptions of the Cost of Congestion study. Today the Portland Tribune editorializes in response to Cortright, and calls for the federal government to name Portland a priority transportation corridor for the economy.
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Stronger Calls to Action Needed?
An op-ed in Saturday’s New York Times suggests that the current dialog around Global Warming produces lots of anxiety but no action. How can we challenge our society, here in our region, in our country, or globally, to take meaningful actions?