Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Getting Rolled by the CRC

    I think the video (from the Stop the CRC coalition) speaks for itself:

  • My Letter to the Editor

    Of the Oregonian: I am befuddled by your editorial’s skepticism at the synergy between the Bureau of Environmental Services’ “green streets” program and bicycle boulevards (“Sewer money for bikeways: Does it pass the smell test?” March 15). We are under a mandate from the federal government to better manage our stormwater. We have several ways…

  • Slacking

    I’m afraid I’m not very prolific right now. I’m serving on the City of Portland’s Budget Advisory Committee and we have work sessions sprinkled over the next several weeks. Coupled with Portland Plan activities, I’m a little stretched… So please excuse the lower output for the next little bit.

  • Rail~Volution is Coming!

    The annual Rail~Volution conference, founded in Portland, is coming back home this year from October 18-21. Would you like to contribute to a conference presentation? The call for proposals is out: Rail~Volution is a conference for passionate practitioners – people from all perspectives who believe in the role of land use and transit as equal…

  • Keep the Pressure on: CRC Project Sponsors Meeting Today

    Coalition for a Livable Future would like you to show up: Show your opposition to the CRC at the Project Sponsors Council Meeting – Friday, March 12th from Stop the CRC! and Coalition for a Livable Future Grassroots coalition Stop the CRC! is (again!) organizing activism at the next CRC Project Sponsors Council Meeting. Why…