Transportation
Lost Creek Rock Products Coastal Reload Yard Opens on North Spit
For Immediate Release: March 2, 2020 The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is pleased to announce the opening of the Lost Creek Rock Products Coastal Reload Yard on the North Spit in Coos County, Oregon. This multimodal, multi-commodity rail to truck and truck to rail terminal will serve the…
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Climate Fail: Metro’s 2020 Transportation Package
by Joe Cortright President and principal economist of Impresa Metro’s multi-billion dollar transportation package does nothing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Spending $3 billion reduces Portland’s transportation greenhouse gases by .05 percent This package costs nearly $40,000 per ton in reduced GHG emissions Metro Portland knows that climate change is…
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In Defense of Dumb Cities
By Michael McGinn It is a recurring trend, occasionally rising to craze, to imagine that cities will be transformed by technology into entirely different places. Seattle has been participating since its world fair in 1962 (monorails and jetpacks anyone?) and most recently with a tech advisory board to tap into…
Read MorePort of Coos Bay operated state dredge “Laura” to complete Port of Siuslaw dredging project
Florence, OR – The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and the Port of Siuslaw have partnered to complete dredging at the Port of Siuslaw inner boat basin. The basin has collected sand and silt to a point where some slips were unusable for the commercial and recreational fleet or were…
Read MoreTransportation planners flunk Econ 101: Price elasticity of demand
Opinion By Joe Cortright The most basic concept in economics is that higher prices lead to less consumption, yet this fact is routinely ignored in transportation planning and policy. If we got the prices right, many of our most pressing transportation problems would be much easier to tackle If we…
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Reduced demand: Tolling or restricting cars reduces traffic
By Joe Cortright We have urban traffic congestion because we heavily subsidize people driving in cities. Reducing subsidies and lowering road capacity reduces traffic and congestion. Why are we building highway capacity for users who won’t pay its costs at 90 percent discount? By now, we all know about “induced…
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Arcimoto Begins Retail Production and Delivery of Ultra-Efficient, Pure-Electric Fun Utility Vehicles
EUGENE, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arcimoto, Inc.® (NASDAQ: FUV) announced that it has begun retail production of the Fun Utility Vehicle (FUV), an affordable, practical, and joyful pure-electric vehicle for everyday commuters and fleets, and is now delivering to customers in California, Oregon and Washington. “The FUV represents a significant step toward a…
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A Bridge to the Future: Jordan Cove Project Benefits
Creation of 6,000+ good-paying construction jobs and ~8,500 spin-off jobs. Building a safe, clean natural gas pipeline – with an export terminal in Coos County – the Jordan Cove Project will create more than 6,000 good-paying construction jobs at peak construction in addition to an estimated 8,500 jobs in sectors…
Read MoreLithia Motors Promotes Tina Miller to Chief Financial Officer
Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) one of the nation’s largest providers of personal transportation solutions, announced today that Tina Miller has been promoted to Senior Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer.”Tina’s finance and accounting leadership and her talented teams have been instrumental in us achieving sector leading growth while maintaining low leverage,”…
Read MorePort of Coos Bay Welcomes Jake Jacobs as Director of Infrastructure Support Services
Coos Bay, Ore. – The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (Port) is pleased to welcome Jake Jacobs to serve as the new Director of Infrastructure Support Services. This position is new to the Port, and will entail oversight of procurement processes, contract management, grant management, and overseeing the Project Management…
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Aviation Board awards $1.5 M to support $3.2 M in commercial air service projects
By Mary Buell Grants of up to $500,000 were approved by the Oregon State Aviation Board for projects that will assist commercial air service to rural Oregon. On April 4, 2019, the Oregon State Aviation Board approved funding for three grants totaling $1.5 million to support $3.2 million in projects…
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Port Repairs and Rehabilitates 37 Timber Bridges Along the Coos Bay Rail Line
FIONA BAI The Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) has concluded repair and rehabilitation work on 37 timber bridge structures along the CBRL. The rail line is owned and operated by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (Port). The Port contracted with Scott Partney Construction to complete work on the…
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