Metro launches ‘Kids are everywhere. Drive like it” campaign
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Metro terminates ‘smart city’ data project meant to help count bikes
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. … Read more
Earmarks are coming back and Oregon is positioned to get them says Rep. Blumenauer
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.
Was it worth it? Metro seeks feedback on active transportation projects
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Metro Council votes to send $5 billion transportation investment package to voters
In what’s being hailed as an unprecedented moment for regional transportation reform, Metro Council voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt the Get Moving 2020 plan and send it to voters in November. Centered around 17 “investment corridors,” the plan could pump nearly $8 billion into regional transportation infrastructure and programs over the next 20 years. … Read more
Concerns aside, Metro Council gives ODOT $129 million for I-5 Rose Quarter project
Despite a majority of Metro Council expressing concerns about the future of a nearly $800 million project that will expand the I-5 freeway through the Rose Quarter, only two out of seven members voted against giving the Oregon Department of Transportation $129 million to continue working on it. The 5-2 vote came at a meeting … Read more
Cameron Whitten: Why I’m running for Metro District 5
This post was written by Cameron Whitten. You might also be interested in a similar post from another candidate in this race, Chris Smith.