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Costco, Buy Local and the Carbon Footprint of my Light Fixture
The hint of a Costco in Rose Quarter had alternative transportation activists up in arms last week. Perhaps the sentiment was best expressed by this tweet: Or, as my husband put it this morning, “once you’ve bought a gallon jar of mayonnaise, you don’t walk it home.” [from @jessicaroberts] I honestly don’t know if this…
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A Challenge for Our New PBOT Director
The intertubes lit up with the news on Friday that Mayor Adams’ chief of staff, Tom Miller, would be the new director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation. And it was the topic of gossip in at least one transportation meeting I attended. My immediate reaction was in two parts: 1) Cool – somebody with…
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Streetcar Gripes
Last week I helped facilitate a meeting between Portland Streetcar, the City of Portland and a group of bicycle advocates about issues around the new Loop line (including construction issues). One result was this matrix of contact information – who to contact about what. Use it in good health! Click image to expand
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Great Job in Washington County
From my friend Karen Frost who is retiring as Executive Directory of the Westside Transportation Alliance (a Transportation Management Association): Title: Executive Director Status: Full time exempt Salary range: Low $50’s, depending on experience, plus benefits Background The mission of the Westside Transportation Alliance, located in Beaverton, Oregon, is to provide programs and services to…
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Getting to WES
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Åsa Bergman, Portland State University Topic: Modeling Access Mode Choice for Westside Express Service Commuter Rail Abstract: How do commuter rail riders choose access modes? This presentation discusses the results of an analysis of access mode choice by riders of one of…