Author: Chris Smith

  • Oregonian Tells it Like it is on CRC Tolling

    The Oregonian has a remarkably frank editorial on the need for tolling to make the Columbia River Crossing work, and even takes on the beneficial effects of tolling to manage demand – not just to fund construction. But they also suggest that local (State) government is going to come up with 1/3 of the project…

  • Visualizing Transit

    This first came across my desktop as a podcast, which intrigued me enough to track down the video. There are several great visualizations related to transit included, one from our own back yard. Worth a look.

  • Cash for Clunkers, What’s a Sustainable Transportation Geek Supposed to Think?

    The news was a-twitter (no, not Twitter, the old-fashioned a-twitter) this weekend that the “Cash for Clunkers” program from the Stimulus is apparently so popular that it blew through the available funding in 5 days and Congress is tripping over itself to approve another $2B in funding (or as we say around here, one-half of…

  • Geeking Out on Bus Signs

    Over at Human Transit they’re looking a transit stop signage in detail. Good and bad marks for some of TriMet’s efforts.

  • Governor Signs Transportation Bill: Some Cheer, Some Cry

    Coverage by the Business Journal. Good news for local governments looking for money for potholes. Bad news for environmentalists. It appears that the anti-tax folks have been bought off by the Newberg-Dundee bypass funding in the bill (one of the reasons to cry). I heard some early rumblings that some environmental organizations might try to…