Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • The Social Life of Transit

    This evening on my streetcar ride home, a young woman attending the pastry program at the Culinary Institute boarded and shared her day’s class work with everyone around her, giving the whole train a sugar high. Has that ever happened on your car commute?

  • Featured Class Presentation – 2009 Edition

    Each year I like to single out one class presentation from the PSU/PBOT Traffic and Transportation class. This year David Sweet’s presentation (PDF, 800K) stands out. David’s neighborhood (David is the land use/planning committee chair) wants crosswalks at several points along NE Fremont. When PBOT told them that existing policies did not support crosswalks, they…

  • The Sermon the Pastor Hates to Give

    As we wind down 2009, it’s time to talk about that uncouth topic: money. Portland Transport is run on the cheap, so our needs are minor, but they’re not zero. Equally important the IRS wants to see that we have a diversity of supporters to let us keep our 501(c)(3) status. So if you’re feeling…

  • Find Your Transit App

    The folks who brought you WalkScore now bring you City-Go-Round which will help you find transit information applications for your city or region (also biking, walking and driving apps) and will further tell you which transit agencies near you provide open data (kudos to TriMet for starting the trend).

  • JPACT Adopts Weak Greenhouse Gas Policy for RTP

    The Portland Mercury is reporting that at this morning’s Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation meeting, the committee rejected an amendment from Mayor Adams to review the project list for climate impacts, while adopting a weaker amendment by Councilor Rex Burkholder. The weaker language postpones any real impact by climate analysis on actual investments until…