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Streets for Aging Boomers
As someone who in the last few years has become “AARP-eligible”, this becomes more interesting every year: Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speakers: Margaret Neal, Jennifer Dill, Arlie Adkins, Gretchen Luhr, Portland State University Topic: Demonstrating the Benefits of Green Streets for Active Aging http://www.cts.pdx.edu/research/sustainablestreets.php When: Friday, May…
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Kickstart Sunday Parkways
I had a blast yesterday riding around car-free streets in East Portland during the first Sunday Parkways event of the year (four more to come!). There’s a Kickstarter campaign under way to help support these events, and as I write this, with just 16 hours to go until the deadline, the effort is just $415…
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PBOT Meeting on Potential Bike, Pedestrian Project Applications
This is kind of interesting. My belief is that in the past, PBOT’s decisions about what projects to submit for the Metro Flexible Funds process have been internal. I’m intrigued to see a public input process here. May 13, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Anderson 503-823-3723 dan.anderson@portlandoregon.gov Transportation bureau announces public meeting to discuss…
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Everything is Going 3D
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Christopher Yake, Senior TOD Project Manager, Metro Topic: TOD in 3D: How Transit Oriented is the Portland Region? Abstract: If a two-dimensional picture is worth a 1,000 words, how much more can 3D imagery convey? As part of its recently completed Strategic…
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What Brookings Has to Say About Portland’s Transit Equity
A recent Brookings Institute report puts Portland at the 12th best transit city in the U.S. This has gotten a lot of local media play because it contrasts with a recent popular media publication that put us first (more than a few of us were skeptical about that, if happy to accept the accolade). But…