Portland Transport

Month: December 2013

  • What Happens in the 2015 Legislative Session?

    Rob Zako moderates the essential OTRAN listserv. He posted this a few days ago and has graciously given his permission to have it cross-posted here – Chris. Whether the Columbia River Cross is still alive or dead—there are mixed reports, but the sense I am hearing is that a loss of $850 million in federal…

  • Open Thread for week of Dec 15, 2013

    Only ten more shopping days ’til you-know-what. Alon Levy with an excellent primer on Positive Train Control (as it is known in the US). Joseph Rose reminisces about a bus mounted on a ski lift. Bike Portland reports that the State of Oregon denies unemployment compensation to a man whose job relocates to a place…

  • Class Presentations 2013

    Each year I look forward to the opportunity to serve on the ‘commenters panel’ for the Traffic and Transportation class, reviewing the best of the final student presentations. This class produces a great crop of citizen activists each year and this year is no exception. Here are this year’s excellent presentations: Bryan Burch is trying…

  • The inevitable end of container traffic at the Port of Portland

    In recent months, the Port of Portland’s probable loss of the Hanjin shipping company has been in the news. Local media reported on the event, largely painting it as a minor tragedy. Chris, here at Portland Transport, provided his own take, noting how that those businesses using Terminal 6 would now have to truck their…

  • Lost? Get Directions from a Cyclist or Driver

    Via Slashdot: … or maybe a pedestrian (if you’re not going too far). But not an auto passenger or transit rider. An article posted in “Urban Planning” (PDF) suggests that the accuracy of your mental map of an area is related to how actively you engage in wayfinding. So if you’re a passenger and not…