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March 31, 2009
Update on Transportation at the Legislature
Portland State University
Center for Transportation Studies
Spring 2009 Transportation Seminar Series
Speakers: Olivia Clark (TriMet), Chris Hagerbaumer (Oregon Environmental
Council) and Randy Tucker (Metro)
Topic: Mid-Session Update on Oregon's Transportation Legislation
When: Thursday, April 2nd, 2009, 8:00am
Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
Description: This seminar is an opportunity for transportation professionals and others to learn about how transportation legislation is developing this session in Salem. Since Gov. Kulongoski unveiled the Jobs and Transportation Act in November, transportation was going to be a major theme for the 2009 session. Come and hear several experts - Olivia Clark (TriMet), Chris Hagerbaumer (OEC) and Randy Tucker (Metro) - share their perspectives on the legislation as it is shaping up.
Please join us in person or through the live webinar.
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March 30, 2009
Anti-CRC Rally Details Confirmed
From the Coalition for a Livable Future. The BTA joins the call and suggests folks contact their State Legislators to make their feelings know and ask Legislators their position.
CRC Opposition and Alternatives Rally, Noon on April 5th at Waterfront Park
Mark Your Calendars!
What: Rally to demand viable alternatives to a 12 lane Columbia River Crossing bridge
When: Sunday, April 5th at noon.
Where: Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, just north of the Hawthorne Bridge
Special Guest Speakers: Former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, and others
The Opposition and Alternatives Rally is our chance to speak out to stop funding for the Columbia River Crossing project in its current 12 lane form, and to demand alternatives that are fiscally responsible AND address the environmental and livability issues affecting the region. A $4.2 billion dollar, 12 lane mega-bridge is not the solution to congestion. The CRC is 20th Century thinking applied to a very different world today. This project promotes single occupancy vehicle use, invites unchecked sprawl to southern Washington, harms the health of our neighborhoods, and creates gridlock into the heart of Portland.
Volunteers Needed!
Looking to get more involved in the rally? If interested, please email Amanda (amanda@clfuture.org) with your name, contact info (email and phone), and how you would like to be involved (postcards, table, buttons any other ideas).
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Second Anti-CRC Video Released
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March 26, 2009
Hell Freezes Over
1000 Friends, Triple-A and the truckers (and others) agree on a transportation agenda.
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AARP Joins T4America
Hmmm... Can we assemble enough constituencies to really make a different transportation agenda happen?
From the press release:
AARP Joins the Transportation for America Campaign, Seeks Transportation Reform To Help Americans Live Well Independently
Source: AARP Press Center | 2009-03-24
Nancy Thompson
202-434-2560AARP Joins the Transportation for America Campaign, Seeks Transportation Reform To Help Americans Live Well Independently
As Congress debates budget priorities, AARP this week joined the Transportation for America Campaign endorsing its call for renewal of our national transportation program for the 21st Century. Following is a statement by AARP Executive Vice President for Social Impact Nancy LeaMond:
"AARP is delighted to join T4America, the Transportation for America Campaign, an impressive group of organizations, elected officials and businesses with the shared goal of building a modernized infrastructure to support livable communities where people can live, work and play. America is aging rapidly and transportation policy and spending must acknowledge this demographic shift. The upcoming transportation authorization can help the nation prepare both for its graying years and a greener future by making roads safer for drivers of all ages and also offering more user friendly options for pedestrians and transit users.
"In 2030 nearly 71 million people will have reached age 65+, doubling the retirement age population since 2000. Seventy-eight million Boomers born between 1946 and 1964 began turning 62 this year and the last of this group will turn 65 in 2029. In order to help them reach their goal of moving about safely into their 70's, 80's, and beyond, federal, state, and local policymakers need to improve the safety of roads, bridges, and sidewalks, but also improve the availability and accessibility of public transportation and paratransit services.
"AARP looks forward to working with T4America, Congress and the Obama administration to advance a transportation system that provides mobility for all regardless of age or functional ability."
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March 25, 2009
TriMet Updates Service Cut Proposals
TriMet has a new press release out today outlining changes to the service cut proposal. They received over 1,500 comments.
Check out the press release for details.
In summary: Fewer cuts than originaly proposed to buses (5 lines cut instead of 12, but the "spared" 7 face other changes/consolidations.) MAX cuts stay basically the same as originally proposed, including on the yet-to-open Green Line. Further cuts will be proposed agency-wide due to reduced revenue projections, but won't affect service in this round. If future service cuts are to be proposed, there will be another round of public involvement.
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From the Folks Who Brought You Walk Score...
The team that built Walk Score has a new a project - a utility that shows you are far you can get on transit in a given amount of time. Portland is one of three cities in the "Transit Time Map" technology demo.
Posted by Chris Smith at 12:10 AM | Comments (3) | Permalink
March 24, 2009
Build Your Own HCT System
Metro has launched a tool that lets you select your own set of High Capacity Transit corridors, which will then be scored on cost, ridership and other factors.
Posted by Chris Smith at 11:36 AM | Comments (3) | Permalink
Transit in Trouble
PBS's "Blueprint America" series recently did two segments on challenges for transit in the current economic environment.
Part 1 focuses on service reductions due to operating funding gaps and Part 2 looks at Sale-Leaseback deals that are collapsing as financial institutions fail.
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March 23, 2009
Half of Regional Flexible Funds Go to Bike/Ped Projects
Fantastic news! Get the details over at the BTA Blog.
Congratulations and thanks to TPAC and JPACT!
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March 19, 2009
Bridge Shopping Network Hits the Air
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Stimulating Portland Sidewalks
Reported in this morning's O, the $101M in stimulus spending approved by the Oregon Transportation Commission yesterday includes about $2M for filling sidewalk gaps and improving curb ramps on streets like 82nd Ave and Barbur Blvd.
But the overall package still heavily favors roads. Given that this is a unique opportunity for ODOT to spend funds that are not restricted by the constitutional dedication of gas taxes, it's a bit disappointing that alternative modes didn't fare a little better.
Nonetheless, the sidewalk money is most welcome.
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March 18, 2009
Bookshelf: Pedaling Revolution
Update: 3/18/09
Jeff will be giving a reading Thursday evening (3/19/09) at 7pm 7:30pm at Powells downtown. Hope to see you there!
Original Post: 1/19/09
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I was fortunate to be able to wheedle a review copy of the forthcoming book: "Pedaling Revolution" from the publisher (by invoking the undying interest of you, my loyal readers).
I've been eagerly anticipating this book since I was part of a Portland delegation to Amsterdam along with the book's author, Jeff Mapes of Oregonian fame.
As befits a journalist of Jeff's reputation, the book is journalism, not advocacy. But the book enthusiastically tells the story of the nascent rise of cycling in this country and contrasts it effectively with an insightful analysis of European cycling. The book has chapters on Portland, Davis, New York City and Amsterdam, but also looks at a variety of other cities on both continents.
The book looks at cycling from a variety of perspectives including infrastructure, safety, health and with a uniquely Portland focus: bike culture:
"Next door, I bought a smoothie. But first I had to ride the stationary bike that powered the blender that made the drink."
This book is a must read for anyone who wants to be an informed advocate for cycling.
The book is due out in March (Oregon State University Press, ISBN-13: 978-0870714191). It is available for pre-order on Amazon, but does not yet appear to be available for pre-order at Powells, although they will notify you when it is.
Update: Powells link.
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March 17, 2009
CRC Fun in Salem
Updated: 3/17/09
I heard today that the hearing has been canceled, no word on rescheduling.
I wonder what political chip this was traded for?
Original Post: 3/12/09
I learned yesterday about Senate Bill 580, which would begin tolling the I-5 bridges over the Columbia in 2011 to begin raising money for the Columbia River Crossing project (rather than waiting to toll until the new bridge opens).
A hearing is scheduled for March 19th at 1pm in Hearing Room B in the Capitol. I wish I could be there...
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Bikes and Transit
The relationship between bikes and transit has been much on my mind of late. Last week we heard the news that TriMet would invest $1M to upgrade existing bicycle parking and provide 250 new parking spaces at Light Rail stations and transit centers.
And Thursday, our friends in Portland's Transportation Options group are hosting a brown bag session on the topic.
But primarily I've been thinking about this because as a member of the Bicycle Master Plan steering committee, I just finished chairing a working group on integrating bikes with other modes. You can find our recommendations memo to the steering committee here (PDF, 20K).
Fundamentally I think we're at a cross-roads. We have saturated the existing capacity to put bikes on board transit vehicles on popular lines at rush hour. While we can (and should) work to increase capacity, it's NOT going to scale at the same rate that cycling will.
That means we need to look toward parking at key stations and transit centers. But the cycling community is resisting this (see http://bikeportland.org/2009/02/12/trimet-to-request-funds-for-bike-parking-improvements-public-comments-sought/).
The parking model is widely accepted in Europe (there is a floating bike parking structure at Amsterdam's central rail station that holds thousands of bikes). Indeed, some people even have 'station bikes' that they store at the work end of their transit commute trip.
I suspect part of the difference is that in European cities, folks commute on low-value bicycles (i.e., beaters), where here we invest a lot more in our commuter bikes.
Can we shift our culture to the 'station bike' and parking model? What will it take to do this?
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And Now ... CLEAN TEA
A bi-partisan group of Senators and Representatives have just introduced the "Clean Low-Emissions Affordable New Transportation Equity Act", a new approach to funding transportation that would reward states based on the degree to which they reduced their emissions.
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March 16, 2009
Sunday Parkways Back for 2009
Last summer we saw a very successful one-time event that closed a loop of streets in North Portland to through auto traffic and let bikes, peds, strollers, skateboards, etc. rule the streets.
I'm delighted that we will get THREE such events this year:
June 21 North Portland
July 19 Northeast Portland
August 16 Southeast Portland
9 am to 4 pm each Sunday. More details here.
Now if we could just make this happen EVERY Sunday...
Posted by Chris Smith at 12:14 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink
March 13, 2009
Medic on a Motorcycle
An article in today's O explores how Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue is dealing with the increasing difficulty of getting fire engines through congested traffic. Some of the ideas include having paramedics arrive on motorcycles instead of fire trucks (already done in some Asian cities), use of traffic cams to direct emergency personnel and installing sprinklers in single-family homes.
What I find interesting is that this article is NOT about the Portland Fire Bureau, suggesting that the urban street grid is less susceptible to this problem than suburban arterials and cul-de-sacs.
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Rally Against the CRC
Mark your calendars. A rally in opposition to the 12-lane Columbia River Crossing is being planned for noon on April 5th at Waterfront Park.
Commissioner Amanda Fritz and many others will be speaking. More details to follow...
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Major Sports Facilities - Land Use and Transportation
In another thread here, and on blogs all over town, people were just itching to talk about the new Major League Soccer proposal, the future of baseball in Portland, the fate of Memorial Coliseum, a stadium for Lents, etc...
Please consider this thread the place to talk about the transportation and land use impacts of major sports facilities, and what's good or bad for Portland in the current proposal and likely scenarios.
I'll start off with a few pros and cons about some various locations:
PGE Park
Pros: Great transit and walking access, on MAX, close to proposed future streetcar corridor on Burnside. Near I-405 freeway.
Cons: Area not well-suited to intensive auto activity before and after an event, as far as connectivity to the freeway and parking are concerned. Other nearby land uses prevent large-scale expansion.
Rose Quarter
Pros: Great transit and freeway access. Well-established in folks' minds as a central location for large events. Event attendees are already using transit to a significant degree.
Cons: Not so good for walking as there aren't many other destinations to cater to pedestrians in the immediate vicinity, few residences nearby. Further expansion of sports-related uses in the area may create more of a dead-zone at other times.
Lincoln High School
Pros: Near PGE park, MAX, bus transit on Columbia/Jefferson, medium-density residential, PSU.
Cons: Adding more major event facilities in this area may disrupt other local uses. Redevelopment of the site first requires construction of a new high school.
Lents
Pros: Near I-205, new MAX Green Line, east-west bus transit connections, possible future Streetcar corridor. Local neighborhood support for project (from what I've read.)
Cons: May deter attendance from west-side users, whether via transit or auto. Effect on neighborhood may be more "transformative" than locals had in mind when facility is unused.
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March 12, 2009
KATU Covers MAX Ticket Machine Issue
KATU's Brian Barker did a two-part story, last night and today, regarding the high percentage of broken MAX ticket machines, and the problems faced by responsible riders.
Setting aside for a moment the surely-coincidental but very obvious similarities in format and style to the "Fair is Fair?" MAX ticket machine documentary I did with Matt Davis of the Mercury last summer, it is good to see this issue getting some mainstream press attention.
Last night's broadcast contained an error regarding the validation times stamped by validators, but that has been removed from today's broadcast and the KATU web version does not contain the error.
Links:
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Streetcar Loop Moves Another Notch Forward
The Omnibus spending bill that President Obama signed into law earlier this week (to keep the government from shutting down) included a $45M appropriation for the Streetcar Loop project. This is the first installment on $75M of 'Small Starts' funding for the program (the balance expected to be appropriated next fiscal year).
But... we're not done yet. The Federal Transit Administration still needs to write a full funding grant agreement before we get a check. And since there are still no politically appointed leaders at FTA, the agency is being run on an acting basis by career staff, many of whom were part of the effort under the Bush administration to deny funding to the project despite what we believed to be clear congressional intent.
Paperwork, paperwork...
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March 11, 2009
Luxury Transit
If they run this from Portland to Wilsonville, I'd happilly plunk down $7.50 (each way)
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March 10, 2009
Lovely
A great vision from APTA (American Public Transit Association), but I'd be more interested a political and financial plan to get us there.
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March 9, 2009
Local Match for High Speed Rail?
Earl is suggesting that even with current funding challenges, Oregon and Washington should set aside some funds to serve as a match to get a share of the $8B in high speed rail funding in the stimulus bill.
I nominate shifting all Columbia River Crossing funding to this effort...
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Sharing and Openness
Portland State University
Center for Transportation Studies
Winter 2009 Transportation Seminar Series
Speaker: Robin Chase, founder and former CEO of Zipcar, founder and current CEO of GoLoco and Meadow Networks
Topic: How Sharing and Openness Should Play a Critical Role in Our Transportation Future
When: Friday, March 13, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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March 7, 2009
Should bikes pay the exact same registration fee as cars, and more than motorcycles?
Three Republicans and a Democrat (sounds like a "balanced" cable talk show) have introduced a new bill in Salem that already has a lot of people talking.
From KATU:
Under House Bill 3008, those 18 and older who ride on any highway in the state would have to pay $54 every two years to register their bike. They would have to attach a sticker to the frame of their bike.
That money would go toward a Bicycle Transportation Improvement Fund, which would pay for bikes lanes and paths as well as future projects.
Those who fail to register would face a $25 fine.
KATU has also posted the full text of the bill.
BikePortland beat KATU to the punch yesterday with a hotly-debated post, and they have a follow-up post which interviews one of the sponsors today, which includes the stunning quote: "if there were not bicycles we wouldn't need bicycle lanes", apparently unaware that bicycles predate cars, and that were it not for the hazards presented by heavy, fast moving cars, we wouldn't have a situation where we effectively kick bicycles to the curb.
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March 6, 2009
TriMet Schedules Public Hearings for Service Cuts and Fareless Square
TriMet will be holding a series of three public hearings in rapid-succession. The hearings will cover the dual (and somewhat intertwined) topics of service cuts due to reduced revenue, and the future of Fareless Square.
From:
http://trimet.org/meetings/publichearings.htm
Monday, April 6, 2009, 4-7 p.m.
Wilson High School Auditorium
1151 SW Vermont
Portland, OR 97219
Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 4-7 p.m.
Portland Building Auditorium, Second Floor
1120 SW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 4-7 p.m.
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Public Safety Training Center
12700 SE 82nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97015
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Mark Your Calendars
Updated: 3/6/09
Original Post: 3/5/09
Circle tomorrow's date. It may go down as the day Portland significantly tarnished its green cred.
The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council will almost certainly vote to approve a 12-lane footprint for the bridge, while expressing conceptual agreement for a bi-state governance structure that will manage performance of the bridge.
Whether this future bi-state entity could ever agree on conditions that would make the bridge green is of course something we are expected to take as a matter of faith.
I'm afraid I'm an apostate.
If you want to watch history in the making:
Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council meets March 6
VANCOUVER - The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council is expected to make a recommendation on the number of add/drop (auxiliary) lanes on Interstate 5 in the CRC project area when it meets Friday, March 6.
The governors of Oregon and Washington charged the Project Sponsors Council with advising the project on completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, project design, project timeline, sustainable construction methods, consistency with greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and the financial plan. The council is composed of representatives from the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Oregon Department of Transportation, cities of Portland and Vancouver, Metro, Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, TriMet, and C-TRAN, as well as two citizens who serve as co-chairs for the group.
In July 2008, project partners selected a locally preferred alternative that includes three through lanes and up to three add/drop lanes in each direction on I-5 between SR 500 and Marine Drive. Add/drop lanes are being considered at various locations in the project area, including the bridge, to connect interchanges and allow for safer highway movements.
The meeting will be held 10 a.m. - noon at the WSDOT SW Region building, 11018 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98662. It is open to the public. Meeting materials are available online: Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council meets March 6 VANCOUVER - The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council is expected to make a recommendation on the number of add/drop (auxiliary) lanes on Interstate 5 in the CRC project area when it meets Friday, March 6. The governors of Oregon and Washington charged the Project Sponsors Council with advising the project on completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, project design, project timeline, sustainable construction methods, consistency with greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and the financial plan. The council is composed of representatives from the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Oregon Department of Transportation, cities of Portland and Vancouver, Metro, Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, TriMet, and C-TRAN, as well as two citizens who serve as co-chairs for the group. In July 2008, project partners selected a locally preferred alternative that includes three through lanes and up to three add/drop lanes in each direction on I-5 between SR 500 and Marine Drive. Add/drop lanes are being considered at various locations in the project area, including the bridge, to connect interchanges and allow for safer highway movements. The meeting will be held 10 a.m. - noon at the WSDOT SW Region building, 11018 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98662. It is open to the public. Meeting materials are available online: http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/ProjectPartners/ProjectSponsorsCouncil.aspx.
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Car Free Happy Hour
Here's a great idea that came over transom this week via the SHIFT list. I'm going to try to get there:
What's your vision of sustainable transportation and how to make it happen for Portland and the greater world? How do you get around in Portland in and in the greater world? What are you working on? Please join Portland's first Car-free happy hour to discuss, mingle, and eat and drink.
When: 2nd Thursday of each month (First is March 12), 5-7pm
Where: Roots Organic Brewing Company, 1520 SE 7th Ave, Portland, OR
Who's invited: Bicyclists, transit riders, pedestrians, motorists looking for other options, carpoolers, activists, consultants, nerds, journalists, public agency employees, politicians, neighbors, and friends
What: Car-free happy hour is an informal venue to mingle participate in a social exchange of information, ideas, and connections. Let's put the ingredients together and see what happens.
For monthly reminders and discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-carfree
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March 5, 2009
Streetcar Guts
I had the opportunity to lead a group from the Streetcar Citizens Advisory Committee out to Oregon Iron Works for a check-in on the new vehicle. Here are some photos of the various components coming together.
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March 4, 2009
KBOO Bike Show: Amazing Cyclists!
Listen to the show (mp3, 27.3MB)
Oregon is an amazing place to ride a bike not just because of the work of local and state governments.
Ordinary citizens like you and me have worked tirelessly over the years in their own unique ways to improve the cycling landscape.
We learn more about these bike heroes and the upcoming Alice B. Toeclips awards ceremony that will honor their good work. When faced with adversity, why did they keep fighting? Where does the spirit come from? Why do they love bikes?
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Wanted: Bybee Bridge Photos
Sorry to hijack the blog for this... but my web searches have proven fruitless and Google Maps' images aren't quite clear enough:
I'm looking for good quality photos of the new Bybee Blvd. bridge over 99E, and also any examples of recent overpass or viaduct construction which has "naturalistic" treatments and historic decor. My intention is to comment to those planning the Milwaukie light rail line about the asthetics of the planned overpass between Kellog Lake and River Road, just south of Milwaukie.
Surprisingly, there are very few photos of this bridge online, especially from the 99E perspective.
If you have something you can share, you'll be doing your part to remove two vehicle-trips from the road today, by saving me from going out and photographing it myself, then coming back to work it into my document. :-)
Contact: bob@peak.org
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Portland to Fund Sellwood?
Update: I mis-labeled the meeting below and have corrected it.
As one reader wrote to us "You guys have to cover this".
This being the idea that the City of Portland should kick in some of its transportation funds, to the tune of $8M per year, to generate much of the local match for the Sellwood Bridge project, even though the County owns the bridge.
The rationale is that Portland has a vital interest in the bridge, and Multnomah County is simply never going to have the necessary revenue given how transportation funds are distributed.
To be clear, the proposed $8M is based on the assumption that Portland will receive a substantial increase in transportation funding from the State under the Governor's proposed transportation package. No new funding, no deal.
I was at the Mayor's transportation cabinet Safe, Sound and Green Streets meeting where this was discussed and I can tell you no one was happy about the idea (because Portland has so many unmet needs of its own) but there was general recognition that this may be inevitable. But there was considerable interest in negotiation a contribution lower than $8M.
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March 3, 2009
Transit Boards Get a Little Simpler and More Flexible
We're starting to see our Transit Board™ tool show up in some interesting places.
And now we've made it even simpler to use.
Previously there were two ways set up a 'place' for a Transit Board:
- Use our generic look & feel and specify a series of stop ids for the listing
- Have us create a custom 'choice set' for you that could include customized text, colors and sizes and specific choices of transit lines.
Now we've combined the best of both worlds! We can create a choice set for you that specifies custom look and feel, and then you can combine that with a list of stop ids. That way we can put in the effort once to get a customized look for you, and after that you build as many Transit Boards as you want.
Here's the hybrid URL format:
http://tsrf.us/cgi-bin/tboard.pl?id=<choice_set_id>&banner=<title text>&stop=<stop 1>&stop=<stop 2>&...
For example
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That's One, Just One
Over at Bike Portland they're reporting that the Oregon Transportation Commission, with $122M of stimulus money to spend, managed to fund exactly ONE bike/ped project.
Road builders: rejoice.
Planet savers: despair?
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March 2, 2009
Becoming an Expert Transit Rider
Via Planetizen:
This article from Vancouver, B.C. outlines the skills required, and benefits of being an expert transit rider.
Developing Transit Surfer™ was one of the ways I scratched my itch to use the system more efficiently here.
What skills are required to be an expert transit rider here in Portland? What are the benefits?
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Transit and Intelligent Transportation Systems
Portland State University
Center for Transportation Studies
Winter 2009 Transportation Seminar Series
Speaker: David Crout, Analyst, Trimet
Topic: ITS at Trimet: Improving Service & Saving Money
When: Friday, March 6, 2009, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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