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"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty." Thomas Jefferson
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Portland has achieved near-cult status
Sounds right to me:
: formal religious veneration : worship
2
: a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents
3
: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also : its body of adherents
STREETCAR EXTENSION WAS SMALL CHANGE COMPARED TO MLR
The streetcar extension cost $148 million, of which $75 million came
from the Federal Transit Administration. Obtaining the federal monies
proved frustrating and impossible under the George .W Bush
administration, with federal officials uninterested in a vehicle that
was neither faster, nor cheaper to build, than a bus. Streetcar
advocates have argued that their system increases public transit
ridership, that it is cheaper to operate, and that it spurs development
along its route. Since it was first launched, they say, private
developers have built more than 10,000 housing units and 5.5 million
square feet of commercial space within a block of the streetcar route.
Eastside Connection
Eastside Connection
TRIMET ACTIVIST 'HB' APOLOGIZES TO GOOGLE MAPS
I know I’ve made comments concerning the company using
Google Maps to do their schedules, but let me say, “I apologize to Google Maps”,
they get it right. Although I had forgotten
the companies name of the software, but it is antiquated. Here is a sample of the companies schedule
using a Saturday schedule for the 70 line:
Filler Up at the Powell Garage
I chatted with the delivery driver yesterday as 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel were being drained into the underground storage tanks.We use 500,000 gallons per month.
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Brian R.