Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Another Blow to the CRC

    The Columbian is reporting that the Coast Guard has indicated that the bridge needs to have a higher river clearance (perhaps as much as 125 feet, compared to the currently planned 95 feet). This has potentially big impacts for Hayden Island and other aspects of the project.

  • What Google Has Done for Public Transportation

    Via Slashdot: A good piece on Xconomy about what Google has helped enable with information about transit service. Portland and our local thought leaders are highlighted.

  • Sam Strikes Back

    The Sunday Oregonian did a hatchet job on Portland’s transportation budget, essentially claiming that we have taken our eye off the ball on job 1 – paving streets for cars. This morning the Mayor has an op-ed piece defending the spending decisions, reminding us that they were framed on a basis of prioritizing safety and…

  • Oregonian Picks Sides in TriMet/ATU Battle

    Squarely on the side of TriMet management, and calling on the Legislature to end binding arbitration for the agency and Amalgamated Transit Union.

  • Great Discussion of LOS and Congestion

    A very well-written article at the Project for Public Spaces makes the compelling case for why LOS (level of service) is the wrong tool for sizing streets and roads. LOS is a way of measuring congestion. As the article makes clear, some congestion is not a bad thing: Asking the simple question, “Do you want…