Portland Transport

Month: May 2007

  • New Rules Rolled Out

    Thanks to everyone who participated in our discussion of rules of discourse. After reviewing that discussion, I have updated the site rules to the below. Also note that I have changed the description of what happens to comments (they no longer become the property of Portland Transport, you just give us an unrestricted right to…

  • NextBus Accuracy

    I suggested a few weeks ago that we try to come up with a way to measure the accuracy of the Streetcar NextBus predictions (since they have been a source of some complaints reported in the press). Turns out someone has already done it (at least for a small data sample). Rob Bertini of PSU…

  • “Toward Car Free Cities” Heads Toward Portland

    “Toward Car Free Cities VIII” a world-wide conference on reducing auto-dependence has selected Portland as its 2008 venue (mid-June 2008). The local host is Shift (Shift your thinking to bikes), a member of the world carfree network [contrary to the name, the organization is not about the abolition of cars, just a reduction in reliance…

  • Free Prius to SUV Owners

    OK, this post’s title is a lie… but it’s almost true. (I should go into politics.) An owner of a large SUV achieving only 15 miles per gallon in mixed driving will consume 10,000 gallons of gasoline over a 150,000 mile vehicle life. (Example: A 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 4WD, 5-spd Automatic, 4.7L 8cyl engine,…

  • Valet Parking

    The Daily Journal of Commerce notes the increase in the amount of valet parking in Portland, and the lack of any regulatory framework for valet parking. One of the many tragedies of the collapse of the NW Parking Plan was that it included a mechanism for a TMA (Transportation Management Association) to manage issues like…