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• Portland’s Newest Strretcar carries passengers
• Portland Train Day mobbed; White Bird dancers wow:  See the awesome video.
• New Poll Suggests Americans See Link between Transportation and Well-Being
• Read the news in the May 2013 AORTA Bulletin PLUS:  Corrections and Additions to Bulletin
• Former AORTA President David Zagel dies at 47.
• New Oregon trains now have names.
•  Support grows for Blaine, WA Cascades Station.  Petition now online.
•  CNN assails Cascades rail project as “boondoggle”
•  PDX-SEA trip time lengthened as track work begins.
•  March 17 Amtrak Cascades timetable improves new Thruway bus choices.
• Bike Cafe planned for Oregon City Amtrak Station.
• Video: AORTA and Clark Co. Commissioner discuss CRC Alternative.
• Read the news in the November 2012 AORTA Bulletin
• Nothing shaped Portland so much as the murder of the Mount Hood Freeway
• Women Voters League probes Salem Transit choices.
• Capacity crowd hears OR Rail Administrator at AORTA fall luncheon
• Delivery of new Oregon trains reported delayed to spring 2013
• $400M plan to widen I-5 through Rose Quarter.  AORTA responds.
• AORTA presents affordable alternatives for Columbia River Crossing
• Massive CRC highway project faces growing opposition
• Rail freight service returns to Corvallis Airport area.
• Preview new Oregon Talgo trains:  18 Photos from ODOT
• See video coverage of 2012 NARP Conference in Whitefish
• Explaining High Speed Rail:  2012 APTA High Speed Rail Facts.
• New Talgos coming:  How will they be used?

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• Independent study:  Roads do not pay for themselves; Busting a myth
• Massive CRC freeway will cost $10 billion, detailed analysis reveals.
• AORTA cites “missing link” in NW rail plan

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AORTA—The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates—is a 501(c)(3) non-profit citizen advocacy group working to educate the public about the need for safe, fiscally responsible, environmentally sound transportation. It is also known as the Oregon Association of Railway Passengers (OreARP).  AORTA works cooperatively with the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) while maintaining its autonomy.

AORTA is not just about rail passenger service. Its members recognize the need for balanced transportation services using all the modes appropriate for the area, the environment, the population served, and the funding available for such services. These include rapid transit, light rail, and bus, while laying the foundation for high speed rail in the Northwest.

INSERT_May_2013.pdf” title=“Insert”>Corrections and Additions to the Bulletin