Portland Transport

Month: January 2006

  • Drive Less/Save More

    We’ve featured pieces on efforts in the center of the region to reduce auto reliance. Now there’s a program aimed more towards the edges. A new public information campaign sponsored by Metro, TriMet and others is about to launch. It’s called “Drive Less/Save More”. This will be a sustained media effort to get out the…

  • Taking the Scalpel to PDOT

    The 3rd meeting of PDOT’s budget advisory committee was held last Friday. The task is to take $8.3M out of PDOT’s budget due to declining buying power of the gas tax and re-distributions of population. It feels like we’re pretty close to getting there, without huge impacts on services. The largest single item is $4.3M…

  • Now I’ve Heard Everything

    As many of you know, I’m a big supporter of the idea of taking West Burnside from I-405 to NW 23rd down to 10-foot lanes (currently at 11 feet) to let the sidewalks expand to 10 feet from their current eight. The latest argument advanced by the opponents of this idea, mentioned at a recent…

  • Portland Outlasts Davis in One Category

    We were all a bit stung when Davis, CA became the first Platinum cycling city in the U.S. I’m happy to say we’ve bested them in one category. I remarked a few months ago about the fact that Davis’ bike radio program, Bike Talk, was available via podcast while our own estimable KBOO Bike Show…

  • Advocacy/Input Opportunities

    Here are a couple of ways you can have impact on the transportation system: Over at the BTA blog, they are noting that the Metro Green Spaces bond measure may include funds for trails that could be used by bikes and peds. The hearings are this evening and Saturday. Get the details. ODOT is soliciting…