Portland Transport

Year: 2012

  • Gregoire Fails to Embrace CRC

    Washington Governor Christine Gregoire outlined a 10-year transportation package in her state-of-the-state address, and did not include the Columbia River Crossing. Evan Manvel gives the details at Blue Oregon.

  • LO Streetcar project “suspended”

    Allan got here first in the the open thread, but The Oregonian is reporting that the Lake Oswego/Portland transit project has been “suspended”. Last night, the Lake Oswego city council indicated that they would not support the project, and Portland mayor Sam Adams announced this morning that the project was being suspended. Adams indicated that…

  • TriMet Hiring CRC Manager

    Would you like to manage all the transit aspects of the Columbia River Crossing construction? Now’s the time to apply. And the pay’s not bad. But wait, I thought we didn’t have any construction funding yet? Who’s going to pay this person?

  • They’re Back…

    The PSU Transportation Seminars are starting up for the Winter term. The first two weeks are student presentations: Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2012 Transportation Seminar Series The Winter Quarter will begin with a special TRB Preview. On January 13th and 20th, PSU Students will showcase the research that they will present…

  • Your City’s Parking Footprint

    What do surface parking lots do to land use patterns? Check out this post at Price Tags for a great comparison of different cities.