Portland Transport

Month: July 2011

  • August 2011 Open Thread

    This is the debt ceiling edition of the Open Thread. Have at it!

  • Austerity and transport

    A discussion of the affects of an austerity program on transportation, including public transit.

  • Metro weighs in on CRC phasing

    At yesterday’s CRC work session, which as Chris noted was intended to be about issuing a Land Use Final Order, instead got diverted to the subject of financing, and in particular, the subject of phasing the CRC project which was suggested last week by The Oregonian Bottom line: The Metro council wasn’t keen on the…

  • Barbur Concept Plan Gets a Web Site

    http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/barbur Also, the project is soliciting members for a Community Working Group.

  • Metro Getting Ready to Wash its Hands of the CRC

    Even as the financial plan for the Columbia River Crossing is being demonstrated to be a piece of swiss cheese, Metro is getting ready to give it’s final major approval. The so-call LUFO (Land Use Final Order) is Metro’s sign-off to the land-use impacts of the project, and Metro is the sole deciding agency under…