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Remembering Jane Jacobs, 1916-2006
All of us who think and care about urban form owe a huge debt to Jane Jacobs. The following is from the CLF newsletter: Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urban writer and activist who championed new, community-based approaches to planning for over 40 years. Her 1961 treatise, The Death and Life of Great American Cities,…
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Think Global, Vote Local
For those of us concerned that transportation is a major factor in climate change, over at News for Neighbors, their online candidates debate is focusing on Global Warming at the moment.
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Columbia River Crossing TODAY!
The Columbia River Crossing Task Force meets this afternoon to review the public input on selection of project components to move into the next phase, the Environmental Impact Statement analysis. Our discussion last week has been submitted to the public comment record leading up to this meeting. Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:00p-6:30p Task Force Meeting…
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Traveler Information
A while back, I wrote about the concept of TSM&O. Yesterday, I had a chance to sit in on a workshop visioning one of the next steps: Traveler Information – I even got to demo Transit Surfer. The idea behind Traveler Information is to give people the information they need before or during their trip…
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A History Lesson Preceding the RTP
As part of the introduction to last week’s workshop scoping out the process or updating the Regional Transportation Plan, Metro President David Bragdon gave a history lesson, recounting how the way in which the nation has paid for its transportation infrastructure has varied greatly over history, going through phases roughly every fifty years. The suggestion…