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• Portland takes step backward to highway (StreetsBlog)
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• Delhi’s eRickshaw system (UITP)
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1845 graphic & tool … I think this is one of the classic early examples used by Edward Tufte in his books.
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The CityLab piece highlights something without mentioning it …
In the US, “they” are still pushing for more bigger wider roads, but almost any attempt at “public” transport is immediately jumped on …. or so it seems
The streetsblog article on the I-5 Rose Quarter project is rather ridiculous. A rather dangerous 2.5 km section of highway that was predominantly built in the 1950s with two through lanes and very short merge areas is being rebuilt with two through lanes and an aux merging lane for the 4 onramps and 4 off-ramps in each direction. It is also being upgraded to modern earthquake standards. The point of this article seems to be to label this and every other highway project a boondoggle while unfairly comparing this project to a nearby one that added through lanes. It also ignores the color of money issue that prevents redirecting funds to street level infrastructure while throwing shade at ODOT. Yes, a lot more work is needed to promote biking and public transit use in Portland, but attacking this mostly federal project that does not increase through lane miles and rebuilds infrastructure near the end of its useful life seems to be questionable. (I grew up in Portland and this section of highway was dangerous 30 years ago)
The parking signs shown in the Price Tags article are interesting in that adjudicators in the UK would never allow a parking ticket to stand with such a mismash of signs. One thing they are very clear about is the need to sign any parking control clearly and unambiguously.