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Walk Score Improves Your Home Value
An interesting corollary to the last post is that there is now evidence that homes with a greater range of services in walking distance fetch higher prices.
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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Bike-based Retail
Bicycle-based vendors are making their mark on Portland’s street culture and business landscape. Elly and Sara host a discussion with local two- and three-wheeled shopkeepers. Can you fit an entire convenience store onto a bike? What does it feel like to pedal a coffee shop over the Hawthorne Bridge? How is the city permit office…
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One of the Secrets to Lower VMT: Neighborhood Retail
Via Planetizen: An article on “grist” makes the case that the transition from neighborhood-based retail to big boxes is one of the contributors to increasing per-capita vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and makes the case for a return to neighborhood retail as a way to combat global warming.
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Two Wins for Amtrak
ODOT is taking $35M saved from lower than expected bids on Federally funded stimulus project and is using it to buy trains for the Eugene-Portland run. WSDOT is putting on a second train daily to Vancouver, B.C. (starting at Portland)
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Characteristics of a Reslient Transport City
I mentioned that I was reading Resilient Cities. From the book, here are the key elements for a resilient transport city: A transit system that is faster than traffic in all major corridors. Viable centers along the corridors that are dense enough to service a good transit system. Walkable areas and cycling facilities that can…