Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • The Explosion of Vehicle Sharing Options

    I’m now a member of three car-sharing systems. Not that I use any of them very often. We’re a one-car household, but generally I can arrange most of my must-use-an auto trips so that I can borrow my partner’s hybrid (and she is very clear it’s HERS). But maybe a dozen times a year, I…

  • Remember Those Transit Appliances?

    It’s been a while since I talked about our Transit Appliance project. But after a period of relatively slow activity, things are starting to heat up: Last month we installed a flat-screen Transit Appliance at a major public sector employer in the Lloyd District. But since it’s on the wrong side of a security checkpoint,…

  • Car Sharing Trends

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Steve Gutmann (Getaround) Topic: Car Sharing Trends Abstract: http://www.cts.pdx.edu/abstracts/gutmann_abstract.php When: Friday, March 9, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204

  • KBOO Bike Show: Immigrants and Refugees

    Listen to the show (mp3, 25.9MB) We talk with staff from El Programa Hispano, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), and Portland’s Safe Routes to School program about walking and biking to school for our neighbors, particularly immigrants and refugees.

  • KBOO Bike Show Special: Mayoral Candidates Max Brumm and Sam Belisle

    Listen to the show (mp3, 23.3MB) The Bike Show’s coverage of the 2012 Mayoral race continues with a special edition featuring candidates Max Brumm and Sam Belisle.