Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Crossing My Fingers for this One

    BikePortland has a report on efforts by the City of Portland to gain local control over setting speed limits on some local streets. This is one of the most important things we can do for safety. I’m wishing this effort much success.

  • No State CRC Funds this Session?

    That seems to be the message from co-Speaker Bruce Hanna as reported in the Trib: Don’t count on getting state matching money this legislative session to build a new bridge to Vancouver, two lawmakers told Portland business leaders Wednesday.

  • Vehicle Adoption?

    I can’t really quite tell what the subject means, but it sounds interesting: Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jenny Liu, Economics, Portland State University Topic: Household Vehicle Choice from an Adoption Perspective When: Friday, January 21, 2011, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th…

  • Updated: Transit Equity: Where Are You?

    Update: I am mortified. In the comments, Michael has identified a methodological error in the way I analyzed proximity to a regional center (downtown is after all, also a regional center). But in the process of re-computing those numbers, I discovered a computation error in my calculations for the system center, so both new correlation…

  • TransportationCamp

    An exciting development for those of us who occupy the intersection between open government technology and transportation: OpenPlans, the folks who bring you Streetsblog and a variety of open source projects (including a trip planner they are building with a set of partners that includes TriMet) are convening two TransportationCamp events in New York City…