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PSU/City Class on Transportation

Peter Hurley writes "Neighborhood traffic, transportation options and how to get things done in your neighborhood are the focus for this well respected ten- week university course. Hundreds of Portland residents have taken this popular class and learned how to negotiate the maze of traffic and transportation agencies and issues. Here's your chance to hear about how you can make a difference even in these times of budget cuts and shrinking gas tax revenue. Speakers include policy and decision-makers, planners, and engineers from TriMet, Metro, and Portland's Office of Transportation — people who can make things happen. Facilitated by Rick Gustafson, transportation planning consultant and former Metro executive officer.

What: A ten-week course sponsored by City of Portland Bureau of Transportation System Management and Portland State University Urban Studies Program
When: September 27 to December 6, 2006 Wednesdays, 6:40 - 8:40 p.m. (except November 22)
Where: Portland State University Campus

Who: This course is designed for the neighborhood activist, new or experienced, who wants to make a difference on traffic and transportation in their Portland neighborhood.

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Limited space is available for the ten-week class during the Fall Term. Full scholarships are available to qualified City of Portland residents for the non-credit course. To be eligible for a scholarship applicants must live in the City of Portland and not be a transportation or law enforcement professional. Deadline for scholarship application is 5:00 p.m. September 13, 2006. If you choose to the take the course for PSU credit, tuition is $168.50 for one undergraduate credit or $319.50 for one graduate credit.

To register or get more information on this popular course, call or email Peter Hurley at (503) 823-5345 or peter.hurley@pdxtrans.org. To register please go to http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index .cfm?c=35727.

Peter Hurley Transportation Options Project Manager Portland Department of Transportation 1120 SW 5th Ave, Suite 800 Portland, OR 97204 503.823.5345 503.823.9194 Peter.Hurley@trans.ci.portland.or.us"

Posted: Saturday August 19, @10:57AM

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