Portland Transport

Month: December 2011

  • Last Chance to Weigh in on Streetcar Fare Policy

    Last week, PBOT and Portland Streetcar Inc held two open houses regarding fare policy when the Streetcar Loop opens next year. Taking Streetcar out of Free Rail Zone is under serious consideration. You still have one more opportunity to add your voice via a “virtual open house” (PDF).

  • Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show:

    This month we’re taking an in-depth look at Bike Sharing programs and how they affect American cities. Is Bike Sharing a good fit for Portland? What do you want to know about Bike Share? 11AM-Noon, Wednesday, December 7th KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day

  • Solar contractor defends TriMet’s $366,000 panel array, calling it ‘art’

    This is a guest post from Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, PDX’s 10-minute newsmagazine for TriMet commuters. TriMet’s plan to build a $366,000 solar project near PSU that’ll kick off $4,550 a year of electricity sounds like a nutty waste. That’s certainly how it played in TriMet’s initial press release, and on the front page…

  • December 2011 Open Thread

    Christmas presents? Or coal? ‘Tis time for the final Open Thread of the year. As pointed out in the comments of the last Open Thread, Clackamas County is trying to figure out where to come up with their $25 million contribution for MLR. The project to rebuild US20 east of Newport gets more bad news.…