Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • KBOO Bike Show: Cyclocross Replayed

    This month we rebroadcast this episode from 2014.

  • KBOO Bike Show: Disaster!

     Listen to the show (mp3, 27.4MB) Tori and Jocelyn talk with disaster preparedness professional Joe Partridge about “the big one” and other disasters we should be prepared for. Will cargo bikes rescue us? Mike Cobb describes the Disaster Relief Trials.

  • Completing my Personal “Tilikum Grand Slam”

    I’ll admit I had a head start. I enjoyed preview rides on both MAX and Streetcar. During yesterday’s opening festivities, I had the chance to cross both on MAX and on foot. And today I cycled east across our wonderful new bridge, and then made the return journey with my bike on the front of a…

  • Diary of an Intersection

    Metro has an 8-part, in depth profile of 82nd and Division, looking at the past, present and future of the intersection. Well worth a read.

  • KBOO Bike Show: Cycling and the Law

     Listen to the show (mp3, 27.4MB) Tori and Alon talk with Ray Thomas, the dean of Oregon cycling lawyers about the current state and evolution of bicycle law in the state. In the second half they are jointed by Christopher Stanton, developer of C3FT, the first device to detect vehicle passing distance, and Officer Robert Simmons…