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Is there an American Transportation Policy?
In 1991 the Congress declared the end of the decades long public works program we know as the Interstate Highway system. Inspired by the German autobahn and horrified by the efficiency of the Nazi war machine, President Dwight Eisenhower envisioned a high speed network of roadways between cities to allow fast deployment of armies in…
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A Sad Summer is a Call to Action
It’s been a sad summer in the bicycling community. A friend called me Monday night to report the fifth cyclist death in a Portland-area crash since the start of June. We must stop and mourn the deaths and honor the lives of our neighbors, our friends, and our family members. We also have to respond,…
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Updated: Downtown Carpool Moves to Flexcar
[Apparently my prior title for this post was too cynical :-)] I had actually suggested this idea to Commissioner Adams shortly after he was elected. I suspect that others inside PDOT smarter than me may have originated it independently, but I still feel a small glow of pride… Good for the City and good for…