Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • KBOO Bike Show: What Makes a Great Cycling City?

    Listen to the show (mp3, 27.8MB) Authors Mia Birk and Jeff Mapes discuss the components of cycling cities. [This show was broadcast on September 30, a week ahead of the regular schedule – we apologize for the delay in posting the podcast.]

  • I’m in Love…

    With my Zipcar iPhone App. Who knew you could beep the horn across the Internet! Seriously, this looks really useful – nice job folks.

  • What Moses Had in Mind for Portland

    That’s Robert Moses, not the biblical prophet. Following up on their “Dead Freeways” piece, the folks at the Merc have managed to find an online copy of Robert Moses original “Portland Improvement” plan from 1943. I’ve only had a chance to skim, but even at a cursory level, it’s fascinating.

  • How We Got ClearView

    Get your geek on. The public radio program “Studio 360” has a nice segment (mp3, 3.1M) on how the ClearView typeface for highway signs got created. It’s actually a big advancement in safety.

  • Bike and Ped Planning Course on Offer at PSU

    Taught by the inestimable Mia Birk: “Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning” Tuesdays 1-4 3 units, the nuts and bolts of how to plan and engineer a city for bicycles and pedestrians. Portland is the best place to learn this in the US. Guest lecturers from across the city and other government agencies, you’ll be fully qualified…