Month: March 2013

  • How We Travel

    When Metro released the results of their Household (Travel) Activity Survey last year, a lot of folks were underwhelmed with the shift away from auto travel regionally. But in Portland, and particularly in some neighborhoods, the results were pretty stark. At this month’s “bicycle brown bag“, Roger Geller of PBOT will share his analysis that…

  • TriMet sues Clackamas County (UPDATED)

    TriMet has filed a lawsuit against Clackamas County, demanding that it follow through on contractual obligations related to the MLR project, specifically a few outstanding obligations concerning land near the Park Avenue station needed for the project. The County Commission is claiming that any further cooperation with TriMet on this is contingent on a popular…

  • No KBOO Bike Show Today

    This show is taking a hiatus this month. In the usual time slot, KBOO broadcast this program about Critical Mass.

  • TriMet continuning to ramp up PR campaign against ATU757

    The other day, Portland Transport reported on the Westside Service Enhancement Plan. While wondering about the funding sources for such an ambitious expansion of service, I did take it seriously as a planning activity–and indeed, there are quite a few good ideas in there that I would love to see implemented. However, in my wonky…

  • Westside Service Enhancement Plan

    As noted earlier in the open thread, TriMet has announced the creation of something called the Westside Service Enhancement Plan. This plan, which has been underway since last year, is the first in a series of Service Enhancement Plans that the agency is planning to pursue. In 2013, TriMet will look at East County and…