Portland Transport

Month: September 2007

  • Transit Surfer(tm) Updates

    We’ve just finished updating the Transit Surfer™ to use TriMet’s new REST interface – it certainly makes things simpler under the hood. There are some further performance optimizations we can get out of the new interface – but one thing at a time. Users should not notice any difference, but they will notice another change…

  • The I-5 Slog

    Hat tip to the reader who forwarded a link to the “I-5 Slog” web site set up by Horizon Air. The site describes the trip from Portland to Seattle on I-5 as the “the longest 3-hour drive in American History”. What a great ad for high-speed rail :-)

  • Lake Oswego Transit Decision Teed Up

    This afternoon the Steering Committee composed of local electeds and representatives of two citizen advisory committees will meet to make a recommendation on a locally preferred alternative (LPA) for the Willamette Shoreline Transit project. The Steering Committee recommendation will set the framework for local governments around the region to adopt the LPA. An LPA recommendation…

  • Corridors versus Centers

    When’s the last time you went to an Urban Planning smackdown? From Metro’s planning newsletter: The 2040 Match of the Century: Corridors versus Centers 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 Council chamber Metro Regional Center 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland Get a ringside seat for a lively debate of different strategies for implementing the 2040 growth…

  • Electric Vehicle Dealer Opens in Portland

    Update: 9/7/07 The Daily Journal of Commerce has some coverage on the new dealership. Original Post: 8/21/07 Via portland ground. I wonder if they have the Zap electric scooters as well?