Sunday, July 18, 2010

A few quick links

to two articles at The Urbanophile:
  • One, published this weekend, in support of busses--in part because rail costs have been skyrocketing (a phenomenon which is not unique to Portland or Oregon, but does appear unique to the United States). 
  • Another, from a year ago, discussing what is causing the skyrocketing rail costs, and what might be done them.
More grist for the mill.

3 comments:

  1. A blast from the past...

    Hey Scotty, what do you think of this sign?

    http://vintageportland.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/a2005-001-1150-sw-6th-and-columbia-1944.jpg

    Imagine we started putting those up again, with ones for pedestrians and cyclists as well?

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  2. Probably wouldn't do any good.

    Of course, today we often find crosses on the roadside in numerous places--but those who are terrible drivers seldom realize this. It's always someone else who needs to change their habits.

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  3. Rail costs are escalating in Japan, too. Tokyo Metro is saying it won't build new subway lines, as the cost of a new subway will be $500 million per km, almost as much as a new elevated line in Chicago and a full one third the cost of subway construction in New York.

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Keep it clean, please