Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • NEVs on My Mind

    I had always understood “NEV” to stand for Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, but… Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jianhong Ye, Portland State University Topic: New Energy Vehicles (NEV) Demonstration in China When: Friday, April 29, 2011, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill,…

  • Crunch Time for the CRC in Salem?

    It’s an interesting time for the Columbia River Crossing in Salem, a venue where the Legislature as yet to EVER take a vote on this project. Perhaps that time will come soon. On tap this week: The Governors of Oregon and Washington are about to announce a bridge type selection and a plan for keeping…

  • Can We Intersect the Politics of Bikes and the Politics of Thrift?

    While we avoided a government shutdown a few weeks ago, it seems clear that the 2012 Federal budget is going to involve some heavy cost-cutting. And infrastructure dollars have been getting harder and harder to find at the local level for some time. So I’d like to suggest that we consider promoting cycling as a…

  • Streetcars go to the White House

    Well, at least to the White House web site. I suspect this is the first time that video from a gathering I was at made it to such an august location on the internet… goose bumps over the “vision thing”.

  • Transit Appliances Goes to School

    When we first launched our 8-inch transit appliance in the real world, it was at a pub. For the launch of our first big-screen appliance (36 inches in this case) we’re trying to be a little more serious – so we went to Portland State University. Pictured here is Dr. Chris Monsere standing next to…