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118, "means of transportation to work," for
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22. U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census, table P049,
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P30, "means of transportation to work," for
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39. Jennifer Anderson, "Welcome to Portland? Many
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Eagerly Have Awaited Ikea, But Some Critics Say
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March 27, 2007, tinyurl.com/38k3ke.
24. Nick Budnick, "TriMet Feels Its Own Squeeze,"
40. G. B. Arrington, "At Work in the Field of Dreams:
Portland Tribune, June 6, 2006, tinyurl. com/27t6z6.
Light Rail and Smart Growth in Portland"
(Portland, OR: TriMet, 1998), tinyurl. com/394bsd.
25. American Public Transportation Association,
"Americans Take More Than 10 Billion Trips on
41. G. B. Arrington, "Beyond the Field of Dreams,"
Public Transportation for the First Time in
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42. Portland Office of Transportation, "Portland
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44. William J. Clinton, Executive Order no.
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28. Quotes from the October 23, 1996, city council
and Executive Order no. 13006, Locating
meeting are taken from a videotape of that meeting
Federal Facilities on Historic Properties in Our
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Nation's Central Cities, May 21, 1996; Barbara
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30. Ibid.
46. Charles.
31. Aaron Fentress, "Beaverton Pays to Save Round,"
47. Quoted from the October 23, 1996, city coun-
The Oregonian, July 23, 1999, p. C1.
cil meeting taken from a videotape of that meet-
ing made by the city of Portland. Transcript avail-
32. Richard Colby, "Stalled Project Gets Another
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48. Charles Hales and Robert Cone, "Streetcars Bring-
33. David Anderson, "Opposite Angles on the Round,"
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The Oregonian, September 21, 2006, p. 12.
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