Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Taking the Slow Lane to HSR

    Oregon won’t apply for the next round of Federal High Speed Rail grants because we can’t assemble the local match.

  • CRC Lane Refresher

    I don’t think this is new, but it showed up recently in the RSS feed on Mayor Adams’ site (probably a link from a blog post), and I thought a refresher might be in order. Click on the thumbnail to see the full image, and understand where lanes get added as we move from the…

  • Merc Covers 8-lane CRC Discussion

    Sarah Mirk continues her excellent coverage of the Columbia River Crossing – the best of any of our mainstream media.

  • Modal Smack-down at JPACT

    Freight interests are making a play for flexible Federal dollars that have in recent years been allocated to active transportation. Excellent coverage at the BTA blog.

  • CRC Tolling Plan not “Stupid”, Merely “Myopic”

    Kudos to Sarah Mirk from the Mercury for reading the transcripts of the Columbia River Crossing Independent Review Panel. Nice to see some actual independence from the review panel! We can’t let the DOTs stay in charge of this effort…