Join us downtown on Thursday, June 7, for a free block party featuring Champ Cars, live music, food/drinks and pit stop demonstrations. SW 6th & Oak at Unico Plaza, 4:30 to 9 p.m. More
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Light rail construction has wrapped up on 5th Avenue between Irving and Oak streets and between Salmon and Jefferson streets. Crews have replaced the roadway and laid rail track and new pavement. Cars and bikes again can access these sections of 5th Avenue.
Moving forward, you’ll still see crews in these areas as lighter construction work [...]
TriMet’s quarterly newsletter, To Work: A Commuting Resource for Employers, is full of information and ideas for transportation coordinators. More
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"The Senate is debating a new energy bill that would raise average mileage standards for cars, light trucks and SUVs, from 25 to 35 miles per gallon by 2020."* Of course the automakers are baulking because it will cause them to have to develop more innovative products at a much faster pace than normal. My question [...]
"The Pennsylvania based Lithium Technology Corporation recently demonstrated a new type of "plug-in" Toyota Prius hybrid car. The new model is based on advanced lithium iron phosphate battery which allows the hybrid car to travel up to a distance of 125 miles per gallon of fuel – making it possibly the most efficient mass-produced car [...]
