Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • T4America Chief in Portland Tomorrow

    James Corless, Director of the Transportation for America Campaign, is in Portland tomorrow and 1000 Friends of Oregon is hosting a reception.

  • Corridor Tolls for the CRC?

    Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt proposed corridor tolling for I-5 as a Columbia River Crossing financing tool at Friday’s work session. The idea is to toll not just the crossing itself, but segments on either side of the river as well. The political motivation is to spread the costs across a greater set of users. The…

  • Sorry for the Disruption

    If you’ve been frustrated trying to comment on a post, we apologize. We went through a database upgrade with our provider and have just now got everything sorted out. Let the discussion continue!

  • Bikeability About More Than Bike Lanes

    Via Pricetags: A paper by PSU MURP candidate Nathan McNeil (PDF) analyzes “bikeability” and develops a Walkscore-style scoring system. He specifically compares East Portland with more central parts of the City and gives East Portland an average score of 76 compared to 96 for more central neighborhoods. Among the points of comparison: East Portland has…

  • Become the Activist You’ve Always Wanted to Be

    The PSU/PBOT Traffic and Transportation Class is back for 2010! I can’t enthuse enough about this class, it has been the breeding ground for some of Portland’s most successful transportation activists. If you haven’t take this (free for citizens) class – sign up NOW!