Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Addendum | Where is Portland’s transit leadership?

It’s time for Portland’s transit leadership to stand up for the region’s vision. Over the last two years, as the economy shrank, local transit services here in the Portland region have been taking serious criticism. A number of narratives have … Continue reading

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The Addendum | Eugene’s EmX: Bus Rapid Transit as it shouldn’t be

Is Eugene’s Bus Rapid Transit system, EmX, a model for how to build such transit lines? Only if outward appearances matter more than function. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bemuses me. For years, I have watched as bus manufacturers invented a … Continue reading

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The Addendum | Review: Railroad noir: The American West at the end of the Twentieth Century

Railroad Noir: The American West at the End of the Twentieth Century Narratives by Linda Grant Niemann, Photographs by Joel Jensen. Indiana University Press, 601 North Morton Street, Bloomignton, IN 47404; http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/; 11.3 x 9.1 x 0.8 in; hardbound; 168 … Continue reading

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