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Storm strains Transportation Bureau’s budget

One of the worst storms in Portlandhistory is yet another strain on the City budget.(Photo © J. Maus) Already on a downward slope due to a dwindling gas tax and lower parking revenues, and facing millions in necessary cutbacks, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is now feeling the hurt due to the severe storm that … Read more

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December 22, 2008

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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As cuts loom, PBOT asks for help to prioritize

[Note: You’ll notice I’ve begun using the acronym PBOT instead of PDOT. That’s because the Portland Department of Transportation (which actually is the Office of Transportation but no one ever called it POOT) will soon officially become the “Bureau” of Transportation.] “If you had to cut $6.4 million out of Transportation’s budget, how would you … Read more

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December 19, 2008

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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Storm strains Transportation Bureau’s budget

As cuts loom, PBOT asks for help to prioritize

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