Author: Chris Smith

  • Alarm Bells Going Off Over Auto-Centric State Transportation Package

    BTA (which cancelled its ride to Salem in support of the package), 1000 Friends and others have sent out alerts today about HB 2001, the Governor’s transportation package. From the 1000 Friends alert: Unfortunately, the transportation package, House Bill 2001, that recently emerged from behind closed doors has lost its balance – it has become…

  • Earl’s Earmarks

    Via Jeff Mapes on Politics: A list of Congressman Blumenaur’s transportation earmark requests for our region.

  • George Will Criticizes Transportation Secretary for Praising Portland

    Apparently our New Urbanism is “metastasizing” to the rest of the country, according to Will.

  • CRC Reality Setting In?

    Via the Mercury Blogtown. Are 12-lane Columbia River Crossing supporters finally admitting that their ambitions are unrealistic? An interview in the Columbian with Don Wagner may be the first signal: “Just like most of us in the real world, we dream about the car we want,” Wagner said in a wide-ranging interview last week. “And…

  • Channeling your Road Rage

    Transportation for America has a new campaign: “My Commute Sucks“. The idea is to tell Congress to rethink America’s failed transportation policy as part of the next Re-authorization Bill: Tell Congress: “My commute sucks and it’s not getting any better. Stop pouring billions into a broken system. Transportation shouldn’t be an expensive, dirty burden. Fix…