Portland Transport

Month: November 2009

  • Students Convene on Transportation at U of O

    7th Annual Region X Student Transportation Conference On Friday, November 13th, the University of Oregon will be hosting the 7th Annual Region X Student Transportation Conference. Students from transportation-related programs in Northwestern universities are invited to attend to present their work and hear about what other students are doing in the transportation field. Keynote speaker…

  • Walk Score Adds Transit

    The good folks at walk score have added transit access as one of the scoring criteria – at least in those cites like Portland that have Google Transit feeds. I’m happy to report that being 0.16 miles from the Streetcar line has driven my walk score up to 98 (aka “Walker’s Paradise”)! They also now…

  • Active Transportation Panel

    The good folks who bring you the “Safer Routes to School” program in Portland are also sponsoring this panel: Monday, NOV 16TH, 10:30 AM – Noon Panel Discussion: Promoting Active Transportation at School – Successes and Lessons Learned Location: NORTH PORTLAND LIBRARY BRANCH (512 N Killingsworth St) Develop new ideas for successful active transportation at…

  • Planning for the future as if we were serious

    Rob Zako posted the message below to the OTRAN list and with his permission I’m cross-posting it here. — Chris This afternoon, I attended a portion of the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) meeting, in particular, the agenda item dealing with progress on updating the Eugene-Springfield-Coburg regional transportation system plan. I was reminded…

  • We’re Among the Top 10 Safest Cities

    But we can do better! The following is from the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition: FOR RELEASE MONDAY, NOV. 9, 2009 CONTACT: Stephanie Routh Willamette Pedestrian Coalition steph@wpcwalks.org Portland ranked 44 in Nation for Preventable Pedestrian Deaths, Report Shows Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Urges Members of Congress to Support Increased Focus on Pedestrian Safety in Upcoming Federal Legislation…