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REMINDER: We Are ALL Traffic
Update: There will be a number of bike rides from sites of fatal crashes to the Saturday rally. I will be leading one from NW 23rd and Quimby where Sara Cogan, a pedestrian crossing NW 23rd, was killed in 2006. We’ll assemble at 11:10am on Saturday for that ride. The bicycle community is responding in…
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TriMet promises fresh eye on crime/Fearing Milwaukie’s MAX
The Oregonian reports that TriMet is under fire from the state legislature to “address real and perceived safety problems” on and near the light rail line or possibly face resistance by the state when it comes to appropriating future funding for rail expansion projects. In February, Trimet must report back to the legislature about the…
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Gordon Price on Integrating Transportation and Land Use
On Thursday November 29th, 2007 Gordon Price will give a free presentation on the effective integration of transportation in high-density environments, with an emphasis on land use. Price is a former City of Vancouver, B.C. Councilor and current Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia Professor who teaches, researches, and writes extensively on urban…
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Red-light rundown
Tuesday, the Portland Tribune ran an article to debunk some of the myths surrounding red light cameras in Portland. It is a fairly quick read and rather informative for those of us who aren’t familiar with the local version of the program. While city leaders and city police still hear the complaints once in a…
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Bus vs. light rail
An article published yesterday in the Portland Tribune directly addressed one of the more popular debates of the pro-transit crowd: buses vs. light rail. The author compares the two modes on several different aspects and assigns a winner to each category, eventually concluding with an “overall” winner. Despite the competitive overtones this is no grudge…