The Portland Non-Example | Coyote Blog

The 2007 American Community Survey found that, since the 2000 census, the number of Portland-area residents who say they usually bicycle to work grew from about 6,800 to 15,900. But the number who say they take transit to work declined from 58,600 to 57,900. The number who go to work by car (not counting taxis) grew from 664,300 to 730,500. This means that Portland roads have about 60,000 more cars during rush hour, but the region has put most of its transportation dollars into light rail and streetcars that carry no more people.

Canada: Frost further delays Prairie crops - 6/8/2009

The cool temperatures resulted in a frost in Manitoba's growing regions, as well as in parts of western Saskatchewan and eastern Alberta, Burnett said.

Readings were said to have dropped into the -2°C to -4°C range in all three provinces, but the extent of the damage was not immediately known, Burnett said.
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"I would estimate that the crops across Western Canada are easily a week to 10 days behind normal development, if not a bit more," he said.

The slow development of crops in turn leaves them more vulnerable to a killing frost at harvest time, he added, adding that it's all about what happens in the fall.

"Normally by the third week of June crops in general would be heading out," Burnett said. "Crops are nowhere near that kind of development yet."

New record lows were again established in southern Alberta overnight with readings ranging from -1.7°C to as cold as -2.7°C, according to a statement issued by Environment Canada.