Month: January 2013

  • Video – TriMet Hybrid Bus Debut Event

    Back in July of 2010, we covered TriMet’s announcement of the purchase of hybrid buses to be evaluated on the Line #72 route. TriMet has now received those four buses and held an event today to launch them into service. Here’s our video providing an overview of TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane’s remarks at today’s…

  • Predicting Pedestrians

    Speaker: Patrick Singleton (CEE MS Student) Topic: Pedestrians in Regional Travel Demand Forecasting Models: State-of-the-Practice When: Friday, February 1 2013, 12-1 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 _____________________________________________________________ Portland State University Winter 2013 Friday Transportation Seminar Series

  • OPB Morning News All About BRT

    A well-balanced discussion of how Bus Rapid Transit stacks up against Light Rail and the corridors where it is under consideration (Southwest Corridor, Powell) as well as a discussion of Eugene’s system and its planned extension. Audio (MP3) and text links.

  • Traffic Engineers Getting Wild

    Via Planetizen: This Atlantic Cities article covers some innovative intersection designs that are intended to reduce theoretical conflict points – at least for cars. These don’t really seem to be intended for use in urban environments. Nonetheless, at least one “diverging diamond” example has been built with at least nominal accommodation for pedestrians and cyclists.…

  • A Peek Inside PBOT

    At Friday’s PSU Transportation Seminar: Speaker: Peter Koonce, Portland Office of Transportation Topic: “Confessions of a Traffic Engineer” Get an inside look into Portland’s Office of Transportation!