Portland Transport

Month: December 2013

  • New Year’s Resolution: Honest Traffic Forecasts

    Via Sightline: No, that’s not my resolution, it’s one I’m proposing for Federal and State DOTs. The State Smart Transportation Initiative has looked at 61 years of traffic forecasts and found that in all 61 cases, actual VMT was less than the forecast. This graph makes the case for reforming the forecasting process in the…

  • If you should happen to see…

    A silver/gray Trek 7000 hybrid with a black Soma porteur rack on the front, it’s probably mine. Last night someone literally ripped the door of my bike shed off of its hinges and took my main ride and a few accessories. I’m off to buy bigger hinges now… (Yes, I’ve listed it on the BikePortland…

  • A Solution for Our Industrial Land Shortage?

    Correspondent Bill Badrick sends along this YouTube video about a new urban Volkwagen factory. About two minutes in you’ll see a cargo tram that brings parts to the facility. It runs on the city’s streetcar tracks…

  • Is it Time for Our Own “Grand Bargain”?

    No, not between the Democrats and Republicans… Between the City and ODOT. A little background – a week and a half ago, I took a tour with some ODOT folks of 82nd Ave and outer Powell to talk about what might be in store for these areas as part of our Comprehensive Plan update. A…

  • Happy Holidays and a Merry Tax Year

    On behalf of all of our contributing writers here at Portland Transport, let me wish our readers and their families a happy and safe holiday season and a joyous and prosperous new year! And if you’re looking at those year-end tax deductions, please don’t miss the opportunity to put a little something in Portland Transport’s…