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Indulging My Obsession with Crosswalks
www.flickr.com portlandtransport’s Prague Crosswalks photoset Regular readers will know that I have a bit of a thing about our crosswalks (or lack thereof) in Portland and like to bring back examples from other cities that take them seriously. So here are two examples from Prague. The first is a run-of-the-mill crosswalk found at most corners…
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First Impressions from Praha (Prague)
www.flickr.com portlandtransport’s Prague 1 photoset Just checked in to the hotel in Prague, and trying to stay awake until dinner so I can get myself adjusted to the time zone. A few semi-random impressions from the journey: – It really is critical to our region’s economy to have the direct Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt. It…
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NY Times Calls for Higher Gas Taxes
This morning the NY Times editorialized in favor of higher federal gas taxes “to connect our crises and our consumption in a coherent way.”
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It’s All in How You Frame the Question: Columbia Crossing Open House
www.flickr.com portlandtransport’s Columbia Crossing 2 photoset I attended the Columbia River Crossing open house on Saturday (Oct 22, 2005). For those who may be interested, there are two more open houses scheduled on October 25th and 27th (details). My first impression was that the sign you first encounter framed the question as one of congestion…
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I-5 Delta Park Project Environmental Assessment Imminent
This recently came in over the transom. We were happy to note that there is an option to get the report on CD to avoid consuming a tree to get the 400+ pages… I-5: DELTA PARK (VICTORY BOULEVARD TO LOMBARD SECTION) INTERSTATE 5 MULTNOMAH KEY NO. 12076 The Environmental Assessment for the I-5 Delta Park…