Month: February 2013

  • Southwest Corridor: Transportation “Bundles”

    The latest report from the Southwest Corridor steering committee is now available, and it is interesting, to say the least: The committee is considering several project options: Light rail to Tigard Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to Tigard BRT to Tualatin BRT to Sherwood Something called “hub and spoke”, which appears to involve no major investments…

  • Revisting TriMet and Metro

    Garlynn Woodsong is a planner and a frequent commenter from Portland Transport’s early days. He has recently returned to Portland after an assignment in California. A recent visit to San Diego opened my eyes to another possibility for the reorganization of transit in the Portland region. Currently, Metro does regional transportation and land use planning,…

  • Pensions and budgets, and cuts. (Oh my).

    On the heels of all the CRC goings-on down in Salem (and in various council chambers in Vancouver and Oregon City), TriMet yesterday tossed a little gasoline in the fire with some dire predictions for transit levels a decade hence. While its outlook for FY14 is essentially flat–no service restorations, no further cuts, depending on…

  • The Economics of Bicycling

    We hope you will join us for the next PSU Friday Transportation Seminar. ____________________________________________________________ Speaker: Dr. Kelly Clifton, PSU Topic: The Economics of Bicycling When: Friday February 15, 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

  • Strange Bedfellows Organize to Oppose CRC

    From the press release: February 12, 2013 For immediate release (pdf version attached) Media Contacts: Mara Gross – 503-225-0333, mara@clfuture.org Lindsay Berschauer – 503-708-2558, Lindsay@leonaconsulting.com Bipartisan Coalition Forms Against The Columbia River Crossing Today, progressive and conservative organizations, businesses, and individuals announced the formation of a bipartisan coalition to oppose the current plan for the…