Posted Jun 12, 2008, 10:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Texas - Hill Country
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Originally Posted by zilfondel
We need more rail - for freight, and passenger.
In Switzerland they put all of the truck freight onto trains and have them bypass all of the cities, and don't produce any pollution because the trains are electric. Not to mention it is much cheaper, and keeping the trucks off the road prevents road damage (the average truck causes 10,000 times more damage to the road than a passenger car).
Rail links - more frequent intercity trains to salem, eugene and seattle...
more MAX lines, and streetcars or even subway in the city.
And more buses and other regional transportation options, as well. More bike paths and even passenger ferries should be built.
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zilfondel for Transportation Commissioner! 
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