Month: July 2009

  • The CRC Money Pit

    Thursday’s O had a front page story on the $65M that has already gone into Columbia River Crossing planning, likely to rise to $100M within the next year ($30M of that coming from ODOT funds). The article goes on to look at potential cost reductions for the project given the diminishing likelihood of full funding.…

  • Listen to Oberstar on Transforming Transportation

    Via Planetizen: A transcript and audio file of House Transportation Chair James Oberstar discussing transportation policy.

  • Transit Riders Union Gets Some Airtime

    In the form of an opinion piece on the Oregonian’s online opinion page (and reference in the print edition) which also got linked from the Oregonian’s commuting blog. The four key points of the manifesto: The Transit Riders Union advocates four things: Save Fareless Square, halt the cuts to bus service, elect the TriMet board…

  • Two Interesting Downloads

    For my fellow geeks: Bicycle Boulevard Planning & Design Guidebook How to Engage Your Transportation Agency (PDF, 2.6M)

  • Sunday Parkways: Good Time Had By ALL

    I worked a 3-hour volunteer shift at Sunday Parkways and was struck by both the diversity and quantity of folks I saw out there. And even at the top of the hill where I was stationed, almost everyone had a smile on their face. I even ran into a leader from the Portland Freight Advisory…