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Report from the Budget Forum: Too Much Advocacy?
Last night a large group crowded into the Plaza Conference Room at the World Trade Center downtown to help give input on how PDOT should deal with a large gap in their budget. The attendees were certainly engaged, but perhaps a little biased. It appears that certain stakeholder groups responded very strongly to Commissioner Adams’…
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PDOT must Manage, Maintain and Market Portland’s Outstanding Transportation Options
This post was orginally a comment on TONIGHT: Transportation Budget Forum. Faced with limited resources and growing demand, I expect PDOT to do what any private sector organization would do…increase operational efficiency by: Focusing on key customers…i.e. managing demand, Prioritizing maintenance, and Investing in low cost capital projects that support the management and maintenance strategy,…
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My Commute: Natalie Ramsland
Portland Transport is constantly looking out for first person accounts of commutes or trips that shed light on our transportation system, or our attitudes about it. We invite readers to e-mail their stories to webmaster@portlandtransport.com I work as a bike messenger, a job which is an easy spin downtown, downhill from my apartment. I live…
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TONIGHT: Transportation Budget Forum
We blogged last week about being asked to be on the PDOT Budget Advisory Committee. Now Commissioner Adams is opening up the input process to the public at a forum tonight. Come and help shape PDOT’s priorities! Commissioner Sam Adams is asking the Portland community for their advice and assistance in establishing future budget priorities…
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Bicycle Built for Four
Responding to our posts about bikes in the Netherlands, reader Miles Hochstein points us to a post on his photo-blog with a unique pedal-powered-vehicle!