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A New Right of Passage
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Mobility as a Market Good
Let’s face it. All trips have a price – whether it’s the cost of gas, the time-value of waiting in congestion, or a transit fare. Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Roger Chen (Portland State University) Topic: Identifying Market Segments based on Observed Travel and Activity Patterns…
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The Smartphone App I’m Waiting For
One of my key bicycle ‘gateway’ corridors is Naito Parkway. I use it to get from my neighborhood in NW Portland to the parts of downtown closest to the river, and to any east side destination south of Burnside (by crossing the Steel Bridge and accessing the Esplanade). But there’s a problem. The route is…
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What’s Going On with Streetcar Fares?
There’s been a bit of buzz about Streetcar fares lately, usually framed as “Streetcar is about to drop out of Free Rail Zone.” That may happen (in fact it probably will), but I’d suggest it’s the wrong way to frame the question. The real question is “what’s an appropriate fare structure for the Streetcar Loop?”…
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Blumenauer Chastises JPACT
Apparently Earl doesn’t think Metro’s Joint Policy Advisory Committee has sent a clear message to the Feds on what project(s) they’d like to see win funding from the Tiger III grant process. The region submitted five projects. Earl appears to believe we should have called out one as the key priority. Interesting. Usually the region…