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Platinum: A Nine-Part Initiative For America’s #1 Bicycling City
A page right from the Executive Summary: The City of Portland and community partners will take between now and August 2006 in our effort to make Portland the first large city to receive a Platinum award from the League of American Bicyclists. Portland is now one of only four U.S....February 2, 2006 in Transportation | Permalink | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)
Tram Audit Findings Support Adams' Actions
On Wednesday, February 01, 2006 the Portland Development Commission (PDC) released the findings of the audit it commissioned at the direction of Portland Mayor Tom Potter and City Commissioner Sam Adams to review the Portland Aerial Tram project. The audit, completed by independent consulting firm Pinnell/Busch, Inc., had 5 key...February 1, 2006 in Front Page, Good Government, Tram, Transportation | Permalink | Comments (11) | TrackBack (0)
Portland: Best City to Have a Baby
- First Annual Report Hits Newsstands January 25th - - Portland, Oregon Takes Top Honors - Report answers what makes a city great for pregnant women, new parents and babies NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Portland takes top honors in Fit Pregnancy's Best Cities in America to Have a...February 1, 2006 in Livability & Environment | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
$ for Public Skateboard Parks
Nearly every town today provides public skateboard parks - except Portland. At right is the world-class public skateboard park in Donald, Oregon, population 750. At Sam's urging, City Council directed a total of $248,000 to two public skateboard park projects. One is in Pier Park, St. Johns, the other in...December 19, 2005 in 2005 Year-in-Review, Livability & Environment | Permalink | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)
Federal Assistance for Infrastructure Projects
The Bureau of Environmental Services needs to build a number of significant projects requiring major capital investments to meet federal regulations. Attached is a letter from Sam to Len Simon, the city's Washington D.C. based lobbyist, requesting additional focus on the need for federal dollars to assist with development of...September 30, 2005 in Environmental Services, Good Government, Livability & Environment | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
A Mostly Reverent Reflection on Rail~Volution
What is it? Rail~Volution, the family reunion for transit geeks, stops at a new station somewhere in the USA each year to share notes and camaraderie. Founded and organized by some of the finest transit professionals in (where else?) Portland, Oregon, its success has spawned an 11-year history of spreading...September 28, 2005 in Livability & Environment, Office of Transportation, Transportation | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
PDOT Manager Bill Kloos Wins Award
PDOT staff receives award from transportation professional society July 2005 The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) has selected Bill Kloos, PDOT Signals St. Lighting Division Manager, to receive their 2005 Innovative Intermodal Solutions for Urban Transportation Best Paper award. The title of Bill’s paper is “Developing Intermodal Traffic Signal Solutions...July 6, 2005 in Office of Transportation, Public Safety, Transportation | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Community Support for PDOT Maintenance
Just wanted to say a big Thank You for the prompt cleanup on Sellwood Blvd. after the July 4th festivities at Oaks Park. The annual event always draws a large crowd of celebrants to the bluff and they always have a bunch of their own fireworks displays. Since my folks...July 6, 2005 in Office of Transportation, Southwest Portland, Transportation | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Portland Streetcar Receives Prestigious Award
PORTLAND STREETCAR RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD THURSDAY $50,000 Prize Money Donated to Community Small Starts effort to Assist Streetcar Projects around the County (Portland, OR) The Bruner Foundation announced the 2005 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Gold Medal Award Winner as the Portland Streetcar Project. Simeon Bruner presented the award...June 16, 2005 in Jobs & Economy, Livability & Environment, News, Transportation | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Sam Seeks Platinum
I remember the day clearly. As Sam's campaign manager during the general election, I encouraged him to attend a meeting at city hall with Andy Clarke, Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists, a national bicycle advocacy organization. Though he had served as the mayor's chief of staff for...June 16, 2005 in Livability & Environment, Our Initiatives, Transportation | Permalink | Comments (14) | TrackBack (2)
Sam Visits the Cully Neighborhood
The Cully Neighborhood in NE Portland is home to some of the worst streets in Portland. Many streets are unpaved and more are unimproved. Additionally sidewalks are missing and transportation infrastructure generally needs a hand. That's the report from Sam. Sam toured the neighborhood yesterday with leaders from the Cully...June 14, 2005 in Transportation | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
