Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Walkscore Getting Smarter

    One of the criticisms of Walkscore has been that it used “as-the-crow-flies” distance calculations to amenities, so addresses got credit for access to amenities that might not actually be accessible by foot (on the other side of a freeway for example). Well, that’s changing. There’s now a beta of a version that calculates actual walking…

  • Looking to State to Plug Milwaukie Gap?

    I heard third hand today that Metro and TriMet made a pitch to the Oregon Transportation Commission today to make a multi-year commitment of flexible funds (Federal I assume) to help close the funding gap on the Portland-to-Milwaukie LRT project. Anyone have first hand details?

  • Beyond the Bike Hook

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Colin Maher, TriMet Topic: Beyond the Bike Hook: Linking Bicycles and Transit Abstract: While TriMet and other transit agencies serve many commuters by having racks for bikes on trains and buses, large bike parking facilities in global capitals of urban bicycling provide…

  • Javascript Good for Transit

    Attention transit geeks! I’ll be speaking at the Portland Javascript Admirers group on Wednesday about the Transit Appliance project, which is mostly written in Javascript: Our first JavaScript meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, January 24th, from 7-9pm at Jive Software, 915 SW Stark St., Suite 400 . This will also be the…

  • Sorting Out Central City Mobility

    As part of the “CC2035” component of the Portland Plan, I’ll be participating (wearing my Planning and Sustainability Commission hat) in a symposium on mobility in the Central Central. Come out and join the fun. The BTA blog has all the details.