Saturday, October 4, 2014

#Freetransit too expensive? Car collisions cost Portland a billion a year

Metro: "Across the metropolitan area, 159 people were killed on the region’s roads and more than 1,400 were severely injured from 2007 to 2009. Crashes and the resulting injuries and deaths cost the region $958 million a year in property damage, medical costs, and lost productivity – not to mention the pain and suffering from the loss of life. "