Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Racing and Differently Abled Cyclists

    This month host Tori Bortman visits the first half hour with Kenji Sugahara, Director of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) and Lindsay Kandra, Portland Coordinator for the OBRA High School Cyclocross Program to talk about this exciting piolot program and how it plans to make Oregon’s young adults happier, healthier and more muddy. In…

  • CRC Independent Review Panel Releases Report

    The (PDF, 2.3M) recommendations of the Independent Review Panel for the Columbia River Crossing are out. I have not had time to review them yet, but both the Governor and Mayor Adams are already spinning it.

  • Metro Analysis Shows Tolls and LRT Curb CRC Sprawl

    Metro has completed a new growth forecast of population and employment, looking at various configurations of the Columbia River Crossing. While their modeling confirms that a bridge with no tolls would increase housing growth in the northern parts of Clark County (growth at the edge of the region – aka sprawl), the combination of Light…

  • Putting NextBus to Shame

    Via PriceTags: I love this concept that would tell you not only when your transit or passenger rail vehicle is approach, but which sections are least crowded and where you can board with your wheeled vehicle of choice.

  • MTIP Time Again – Your Chance to Comment

    The MTIP (Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program) is a rolling 4-year plan for how transportation funds will be spent in the region that is updated every two years. The 2010-2013 Plan is now in development and Metro is seeking comments. The dust-up a few weeks ago about active transportation versus freight was part of this process,…