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Point Man for the CRC Opposition: Joe Cortright
In Sunday’s Oregonian, Steve Duin writes about the fundamental and compelling role that local economist Joe Cortright has had in underscoring the risks and failings in the Columbia River Crossing project. [We also have to express gratitude to Plaid Pantry CEO Chris Girard for funding some of Joe’s work on this.] As Mr. Duin explains,…
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Full Steam Ahead for CRC?
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood doesn’t think the river clearance issue recently raised by the Coast Guard, will pose a problem from the Columbia River Crossing.
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Transit Appliance App Takes Grand Prize!
This evening a Transit Appliance application was awarded the Grand Prize in the TriMet/Travel Portland/City of Portland “Tour PDX” app contest. The presentation occurred at the Software Association of Oregon Ignite event. Our app “Transit Board Hotel™” was the winner. The app was developed on top of the Transit Appliance architecture stack by my Transit…
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Our Newest Transit Appliance Form Factor
At yesterday’s Transportation Safety Summit I had the chance to demo four different Transit Appliance models (neatly displayed on an Ikea-hacked display stand). The new model that we unveiled is… an iPad in a wall-mount frame. This one is decked out in the logo and colors for Jefferson High School, where the summit was hosted.…
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TriMet announces scaled-back service cuts (updated)
Note: A few minor updates have been made to this article since it was first published.. Based on rider feedback, TriMet has announced revised budget and service cut proposals for FY13. Unlike the prior plan, which contained $17M in cuts, this plan only contains $12M in cuts, with the caveat that $5M more may be…