Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • KBOO Bike Show: Family Cycling

    Listen to the show (mp3, 27.1MB) Our guests share how they’ve mastered the fine art of carting toddlers around, riding with elderly parents, and juggling work, school, errands, soccer practice, and even long distance travel by bike.

  • The Question I Plan to Ask at City Club Tonight

    Tonight, City Club is hosting a discussion of their new report, “Moving Forward: A Better Way to Govern Regional Transportation.” (PDF, 5.5M) [5:30pm at the Club offices, 901 SW Washington] There’s one recommendation that has generated a bit of controversy: Voting Power on JPACT The elected officials of cities and counties on JPACT should be…

  • Open Thread for March 2010

    Following our new practice, we’ll open a new thread for your thoughts each month. What’s on your mind?

  • Adapting Our Transportation System to Climate Change

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2010 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Ashley Haire, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Civil Engineering, PSU Topic: Adapting Our Transportation System to Climate Change When: Friday, March 5, 2010, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204

  • How City Club Would Flow the Money

    Last week I wrote about the new City Club report (PDF 5.5M) on transportation governance. I’d like to dig in a little deeper this week, starting with finances. Excerpted from the report is this chart showing how transportation dollars flow into and through the region today, and how City Club would suggest reorganizing this. Fundamentally…