Portland Transport

Year: 2012

  • January 2013 Open Thread

    Happy New Year, everybody! This is the first Open Thread of ’13, in which you can post on any (transport-related) topic you like, and where Al can record each and every January MAX outage for posterity. :) Even though I’m typing this on the eve of the 31st, I will refer to incoming officials who…

  • Goodbye, Tom

    Both Willamette Week and the Oregonian are reporting that Mayor-elect (for a few more hours) Hales has asked Tom Miller for his resignation as PBOT director, effective with budget submissions in early February.

  • Streets for Sojourning

    PBOT’s own Denver Igarta recently had the opportunity to visit four European cities on a German Marshall fund fellowship to look at how their street networks function. His take-away? Start by designing local streets as places to be, not to move through. Check out his report (PDF, 2.4M) to learn what makes a great street…

  • A Little Transit Appliance Press

    This morning’s Portland Tribune has an article about our Transit Appliance project. It features the unit at the Streetcar Bistro & Taproom!

  • What Have I Gotten Myself Info?

    I’ve accepted the Mayor’s request to assist with the startup of the NW TMA to manage parking in my neighborhood. It was just about 10 years ago that I unsuccessfully tried to reach an agreement between my neighborhood association and the business association on a parking plan. So why would I put myself back into…