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Southwest Corridor: Transportation “Bundles”
The latest report from the Southwest Corridor steering committee is now available, and it is interesting, to say the least: The committee is considering several project options: Light rail to Tigard Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to Tigard BRT to Tualatin BRT to Sherwood Something called “hub and spoke”, which appears to involve no major investments…
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Revisting TriMet and Metro
Garlynn Woodsong is a planner and a frequent commenter from Portland Transport’s early days. He has recently returned to Portland after an assignment in California. A recent visit to San Diego opened my eyes to another possibility for the reorganization of transit in the Portland region. Currently, Metro does regional transportation and land use planning,…
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Pensions and budgets, and cuts. (Oh my).
On the heels of all the CRC goings-on down in Salem (and in various council chambers in Vancouver and Oregon City), TriMet yesterday tossed a little gasoline in the fire with some dire predictions for transit levels a decade hence. While its outlook for FY14 is essentially flat–no service restorations, no further cuts, depending on…
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The Economics of Bicycling
We hope you will join us for the next PSU Friday Transportation Seminar. ____________________________________________________________ Speaker: Dr. Kelly Clifton, PSU Topic: The Economics of Bicycling When: Friday February 15, 2013, 12-1 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 _____________________________________________________________ Portland State University Winter 2013 Friday Transportation Seminar Series