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The plight of the auto-dependent motorist
A discussion of the “auto dependent” and “choice” motorists.
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What Brookings Has to Say About Portland’s Transit Equity
A recent Brookings Institute report puts Portland at the 12th best transit city in the U.S. This has gotten a lot of local media play because it contrasts with a recent popular media publication that put us first (more than a few of us were skeptical about that, if happy to accept the accolade). But…
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Apparently, Driveways Matter
OTREC is pleased to welcome Jim Gattis, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Arkansas, to give a special seminar at Portland State University on Tuesday, May 17th at 3pm. (Learn more about Dr. Gattis and his upcoming visit to OSU and PSU from OTREC’s news story.) What: Free seminar/webinar, “Driveway Design: Lessons…
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Introducing your Oregon Transportation Commission
A few months ago, Portland Transport did an article on the TriMet board of directors, the not-very-conspicuous septet which oversee Oregon’s largest transit agency, and to whom GM Neil McFarlane reports. Today, we turn to arguably five of the most powerful transportation officials in the state, the Oregon Transportation Commission. Bike Portland did a similar…
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At the Crux of Transportation and Land Use
So here’s a paradox. In Portland we attempt to build Transit-oriented Development near Light Rail stations. But the LRT corridors often parallel freeways (both because that’s where the demand is, and because we often find right-of-way we can use next to freeways). As a result, these developments are often near freeway interchanges. But the “Transportation…