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Transit Equity Back in the Crosshairs
With budget cuts at TriMet and new fare policy under consideration at Portland Streetcar, equity issues are front and center. So here are two attempts by agencies to get at these issues: TriMet will hold a budget forum in conjunction with IRCO (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization) specifically to reach out to transit-dependent folks: What:…
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How Does Metro Know Where All That Traffic is Going to Go?
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Peter Bosa (Portland Metro) Topic: Metro’s Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model When: Friday, February 10, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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Progress at United Streetcar
One of the perks of being a member of the board of Portland Streetcar Inc. is the opportunity to occasionally inspect our new vehicles under construction. The last time I did this I had to travel to the Czech Republic. This time it was just a carpool out to Clackamas. The prototype vehicle, now outfitted…
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Intended Consequences of Portland’s Restrictive Taxi Policy
While we here at Portland Transport generally stick to subjects like public transit, bicycling, and walking, the taxicab is another form of transit that can allow people the freedom to travel around at will without the burden of car ownership or the need to personally drive the car. Taxis fill an important need for those…
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Influencing the Insanity in DC
Scotty has already documented the efforts of the Republican House to return the transportation system to the 1950s. I’m inclined to believe the handicapping that this simply means there is no re-authorization this session. But if you feel the need to do something about it, Transportation for America has an action link.