Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Spread the Gospel!

    I had a blast at RailVolution! here in Portland this year. Next year it moves to our nation’s capital and the call for speakers is now out: We want the people who will lead the movement — people who can best share the stories that will educate, provoke and inspire conference attendees through toolbox sessions,…

  • We Have to Get Better at Combining Bikes and Streetcars

    Some thoughts on my other blog about setting our sights higher on one of the next streetcar lines.

  • Lego Characters Rap for Light Rail

    via Streetfilms. A very entertaining video from Detroit that advocates for what I would call the Light Rail pattern of transit versus the Streetcar pattern (at least as we express it here in Portland), although the video doesn’t frame it that way. One of Portland’s bike-on-rail hazard signs makes a cameo appearance :-) Very creative…

  • Urban Form and Safety

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Kristie Gladhill, Transportation Modeler, Metro Topic: Modeling Safety and Urban Form When: Friday, March 11, 2011, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204

  • A Tale of Two Bridges

    An excellent op-ed that the Oregonian only posted online. A mega-bridge project was unpacked and only the key component moved forward. Unfortunately, the transit component was lost in the process…