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One Idea for Efficient Bus Service: No More Feeders
Scotty has put out the call for ideas to improve the efficiency of bus service in the Portland region, and I encourage everyone to submit your ideas in the comment thread. I would like to take this opportunity to submit one idea for more efficient bus service: eliminate feeder routes wherever possible by combining them…
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Digging Into TriMet’s Proposed Service Changes: Washington County Edition
Last month, Zef covered in detail TriMet’s proposed service changes to both NE and NW Portland. (He also had some additional thoughts on the cuts as a whole over at Portland Afoot, see also here). Zef is unfamiliar with Washington County, so we agreed that I would do the article about the proposed changes affecting…
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Is Parking (or Avoiding it) the Killer App for car2go?
Perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of the car2go car-sharing system that debuted in Portland last week is one-way rentals. One-way trips imply a very different parking model than the incumbent Zipcar. Zipcars have reserved spaces (for which Zipcar pays the City – at least for those in on-street meter zones). You have to end each…
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Modeling, but Were Afraid to Ask
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Ben Stabler (Parsons Brinckerhoff) Topic: Activity & Transportation Models: An Introduction for Non-Modelers When: Friday, April 13, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 Note: This seminar is part of a thematic series this…
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Generating some bus savings
Last week, Portland Transport hosted an article on the subject of potential savings which could be realized by closing MAX stations and making the MAX line(s) more efficient. This article was prompted by GM Neil McFarlane’s comments in our recent interview series, particularly the first part which discussed the recent service cuts. Chris, who conducted…