Thursday, June 23, 2011
Ding dong, a streetcar's dead
http://bojack.org/2011/06/ding_dong_a_streetcars_dead.html
It's a miracle: they've actually used logic!
It's a miracle: they've actually used logic!
The streetcar: What now?
In addition to the conditions (additional analysis, a Lake Oswego survey and citizen vote) raised by the Lake Oswego and Portland city councils, Clackamas County Commissioners wanted assurance TriMet will keep full bus service between Oregon City and through West Linn to Portland.
http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=130878421760434800
http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=130878421760434800
Clang, Clang, Crunch: The Truth About Streetcars
•According to the experts, modern streetcars are no better at carrying people around than other transit methods, maybe a little worse.
•Streetcars never pay for themselves.
•Streetcars are less green than buses.
•Other than that, they're great.
People love them. Something about a sleek new streetcar—the soft whir of electric technology, the aura of Euro-cool—draws people powerfully. Advocates in Portland, Oregon, claim their streetcar line has spurred billions of dollars in redevelopment because people want to live near streetcars.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2011-06-23/news/clang-clang-crunch/?CFID=1916&CFTOKEN=59044259
"Advocates in Portland, Oregon, claim their streetcar line has spurred billions of dollars in redevelopment because people want to live near streetcars."
But for god's sake! Is even more development really needed?! We, in Portlandia, should be ashamed at that sentence.
•Streetcars never pay for themselves.
•Streetcars are less green than buses.
•Other than that, they're great.
People love them. Something about a sleek new streetcar—the soft whir of electric technology, the aura of Euro-cool—draws people powerfully. Advocates in Portland, Oregon, claim their streetcar line has spurred billions of dollars in redevelopment because people want to live near streetcars.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2011-06-23/news/clang-clang-crunch/?CFID=1916&CFTOKEN=59044259
"Advocates in Portland, Oregon, claim their streetcar line has spurred billions of dollars in redevelopment because people want to live near streetcars."
But for god's sake! Is even more development really needed?! We, in Portlandia, should be ashamed at that sentence.
Saying goodbye to TriMettiquette
That's it, and that's all folks
This was one of my favorite blogs. I'm sad to see it go.
This was one of my favorite blogs. I'm sad to see it go.
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