As a veteran of Metro Council (Portland’s regional planning authority) — including a seven-year stint as president from 2003 to 2010 — David Bragdon has been around the block when it comes to Oregon transportation politics. And for the past decade he’s been executive director of TransitCenter, a nonprofit foundation that funds and conducts research … Read more
Expectation have been set. Will they be met?
It seems as if Portland is really opening its arms and ears to good ideas from elsewhere.
Apparently this is what happens when an elected official doesn’t have to play nice any more.
A conversation about the role of citizen activism influencing transportation reform
Bragdon was an active supporter of active transportation projects and initiatives.(Photos © J. Maus) [via The Oregonian] Metro announced this morning that Council President David Bragdon has been hired as Sustainability Director for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Here’s a snip from a statement just released by Metro: “Beginning in mid-September, Bragdon will serve … Read more
Metro Council president David Bragdon addressing members of his Blue Ribbon Committee for Trails at their inaugural meeting earlier this month.(All photos © J. Maus) With an impressive first meeting of their Blue Ribbon Committee for Trails and a new video (watch it below) for their Connecting Green initiative, Metro’s ambitious effort to “create the … Read more
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