Opinion: Tell Metro Council we must denormalize freeway widening
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Amazing new resource shares all government funding sources available for trails in Oregon
40-Mile Loop volunteer Jim Sjulin at the Quarterly Trails Forum last week.
A retired Portland Parks and Recreation planner has just gifted the transportation community something very, very special.
If you’ve ever tried to secure funding for a trail or path project, or advocate for one, you can relate to the dizzying array of acronyms and information that comes with it. What starts as an exciting idea to create a new bike path, can end up leading you down a rabbit-hole of application deadlines, funding parameters, and clunky government websites. It’s enough to cause premature burnout in even the most hardened advocrat.
Jim Sjulin knows this feeling well. As a retired Parks employee and current volunteer with 40-Mile Loop Land Trust, he’s ferreted his share of funding pots. I was impressed with Sjulin’s excellent work to fund remaining gaps on the Marine Drive bike path, but his latest effort is on a whole nother level.
At the Quarterly Trails Forum hosted by Metro on July 14th, Sjulin shared a spreadsheet with information on every government funding source available for trail projects in Oregon. To the uninitiated, that might not sound like a big deal. But once you browse the document, it’s scope and value become apparent. [Read more…]
Gideon Overcrossing has been renamed in honor of Metro Councilor Bob Stacey
Inset: New sign just installed by PBOT.
Metro, county team up to host regional forum on transportation safety
Bike lane on SE Foster Road.
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Metro launches ‘Kids are everywhere. Drive like it” campaign
(Sampling of campaign graphics.)[Read more…]
Metro terminates ‘smart city’ data project meant to help count bikes
Sample of Replica analysis.
A data project billed as the “next generation urban planning tool” that involved over two years of negotiations between Metro, TriMet, the City of Portland, and Google-owner Alphabet has crashed-and-burned.
On Saturday, Red Tail Media reported that a contract between Metro and Sidewalk Labs to develop the Replica tool for regional use been officially terminated. “A city tech project in Portland with the Sidewalk Labs spin-off leads to accusations, data disputes and ‘damaged trust'” reads the headline, which was then picked up by the BBC on Tuesday. [Read more…]
Earmarks are coming back and Oregon is positioned to get them says Rep. Blumenauer
Blumenauer at this morning’s JPACT meeting (lower right).
Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer dropped into a meeting of the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT) Thursday morning to share an overview of what to expect from the Biden Administration.[Read more…]
Was it worth it? Metro seeks feedback on active transportation projects
Active Transportation Return on Investment map.[Read more…]
TriMet GM stays positive as reality of SW Corridor project loss settles in
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TriMet GM boosts e-bikes as leaders weigh in on congestion pricing
Urgency for new transportation funding options has never been greater.
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