/news/2010/06/30/oregon-wont-apply-for-latest-high-speed-rail-grant/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 /news/2010/06/30/oregon-wont-apply-for-latest-high-speed-rail-grant/#comment-33974 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:00:17 +0000 /?p=55770#comment-33974 […] on another train front, Nathalie Weinstein reports in the Daily Journal of Commerce that the State of Oregon will not seek high-speed rail funding from the round of $2.1 billion […]

]]> /news/2010/06/30/oregon-wont-apply-for-latest-high-speed-rail-grant/#comment-30885 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:27:21 +0000 /?p=55770#comment-30885 I don’t know how we sell this, but we need to start understanding our transportation as a system that includes all the different ways people and goods get around – they’re interconnected and improvements to one affect the others – improving freight rail decreases the amount of trucks (which are the hardest on our highways and end up costing us a lot in maintenance). Having to give up a chance at 80% because we can’t find the 20% is a waste in so many ways.

]]> /news/2010/06/30/oregon-wont-apply-for-latest-high-speed-rail-grant/#comment-30289 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:06:30 +0000 /?p=55770#comment-30289 […] Oregon won’t apply for latest high-speed rail grant « Daily Journal of Commerce – Building and … djcorprod.wpengine.com/news/2010/06/30/oregon-wont-apply-for-latest-high-speed-rail-grant/ – view page – cached News on building, construction, real estate, development, urban planning, design, architecture, transportation, energy and sustainability in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.”> Tweets about this link […]

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