Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Making the Case for Transit Equity

    Via Portland Afoot and our friend Al… A very nice presentation deck put together by OPAL with a view on the equity impacts of the current TriMet budget proposals. A key point is the involvement of transit-dependent riders in the actual decision power structure. Only one of TriMet’s board members is a regular transit rider.…

  • CRC Not Starting Construction in 2013

    A Willamette Week blog post has a quote from Washington State Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond confirming what we all knew… So how much longer do we have to pay $1M/month to keep this turkey going?

  • The Economics and Public Health Impacts of Diesel

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Kevin Downing (Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality) Topic: Driving to the Tragedy of the Commons Using a Diesel Engine When: Friday, February 24, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 EXTRA! EXTRA! PSU’s Students…

  • Watch Out for Streetcars!

    Track testing for the Streetcar Loop will take place Tuesday through Thursday next week (Feb 21-23). Look for the first vehicles to appear on the east side (and on the Broadway Bridge)!

  • SmartPhone Worth 20% Off Your Transit Waiting Time

    But it feels like 30% according to the studies reported here… And frequency doesn’t hurt either.