Results of a study to assess if and how urban form variables correlate with travel behavior changes that participants made in response to the mileage-based fee program. Download the full report.
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Oregon leads the way on use of solar installations for transportation facilities
Although begun in 2008, the largest component yet of the Oregon Solar Highway recently opened on I-5 in Clackamas County. The Baldock project, a public-private partnership between ODOT and Portland General Electric (PGE), is an array in a safety rest area near Wilsonville. Solar installations in transportation corridors are common in Europe, but are almost unknown in the U.S. However, Oregon plans more, and has also produced a manual, which can be downloaded.
Solar Highway Program: From Concert To Reality (Oregon DOT, N.D.)
Oregon has lead the way on installing solar arrays on its transportation corridors. They have produced a manual, Solar Highway Program: From Concert To Reality. A Guidebook for Departments of Transportation to Develop Solar Photovoltaic …
Maximizing investments in work zone safety in Oregon
In 2008, 720 fatalities occurred in work zones throughout the nation. This figure is two percent of all roadway fatalities for the year. With limited funds for safety, the Oregon Department of Transportation initiated a …
Oregon Senate passes bill to ease the way for car-sharing programs
If a car owner wants to rent a car to someone for a day when it is not being used, what happens with the car insurance? Under a bill passed by the Oregon senate, the …
Oregon Senate passes bill to ease the way for car-sharing programs
If a car owner wants to rent a car to someone for a day when it is not being used, what happens with the car insurance? Under a bill passed by the Oregon senate, the …
Green fees? Oregon, Washington mull electric vehicle fees
From Stateline.org writer Josh Goodman: Both the Oregon and Washington legislatures are considering bills imposing fees on electric car owners, moves designed to make up for revenue that’s lost when drivers don’t pay gas taxes because they don’t use gas. The …