A few tidbits to start the conversation:
- Today’s Oregonian front page headline story is an analysis by Joe Rose of how we can have less driving (starting in 2004, well before the recession) while still having congestion. Sightline has picked up on it.
- Frequent commenter Adron “Transit Sleuth” Hall is starting a video series entitled “Transit Sleuth TV“
- Another Portland Transport correspondent, Jerry Schneider, has an online op-ed about the CRC
11 responses to “Open Thread for the Week of 9/15/13”
Hey Chris, thanks for the mention! If anybody takes a view of that, be sure to leave a comment or two about what you’d like to see in future episodes! :)
Another major rail construction project is about to start… at the zoo.
Short articleon the record of BRT and streetcars in spurring economic development.
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The above article deserves more of a description than ‘short article’
The glaring exception is Portland, Oregon, where one study found that streetcars did contribute $778 million in local development against a project cost of $95 million [PDF]. But while the Portland streetcar was the anchor or at least the featured element of this growth, it wasn’t responsible for this boom by itself. Rather, it was part of a broader development plan in which zoning, public-private investment, street upgrades, and other renewal efforts also played considerable roles.
So for now, the research advantage clearly goes to BRT
A few users have lost tickets with the new TriMet mobile ticketing app by uninstalling and re-installing the software.
TriMet with more information and tips here: https://trimet.transitsherpa.com/
Read the very thoughtful comments on the Streetcar vs BRT article cited above. Its “apples to oranges” in my view. I notice that over 13K times every day someone boards Streetcar here in Portland, more than all but two bus lines, so it must be doing something! As Lloyd and Central Eastside get built out and the Loop is completed, ridership will really take off. But it should be free…underwritten by parking meters in lieu of fares and by TriMet…at the same ratio as average Frequent Bus lines.
TriMet is looking into CNG-powered busses.
The Zombie-CRC clears another minor hurdle, when the Washington State AG concludes that Oregon can legally build an operate a bridge on Washington soil without any Legislative approval, so long as Washington funds are not used.
The Zombie-CRC clears another minor hurdle, when the Washington State AG concludes that Oregon can legally build an operate a bridge on Washington soil without any Legislative approval, so long as Washington funds are not used.
~~~>As you can see the folks in Washington State are not as stupid as some people thought they were
“””Read the very thoughtful comments on the Streetcar vs BRT article cited above. Its “apples to oranges” in my view.”””
~~~~> Of course you think that! I knew that already!