Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Not My Usual Venue

    I have a guest post over on BikePortland.org talking about the opportunities for bikes and streetcar to cooperate (rather than collide). [comment over there, not here]

  • Private Sector TDM?

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Tom Brennan, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates (http://www.nelsonnygaard.com/) Topic: Private Sector Role in Reducing Auto Travel: Motives for Innovation? When: Friday, February 13, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204

  • Equity in Regional Transportation

    Updated: 2/10/09 Metro has put a video of the presentation online. Some readers may be particularly interested in the comments on the equity of rail vs. bus investments. Original Post: 1/22/09 Metro Councilor Robert Liberty would like cordially invite you to Metro’s Transportation Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Thomas Sanchez. The title of his speech is…

  • Sellwood Community Breathes a Sigh of Relief

    Saturday’s Oregonian (annoyingly, the article does not appear to be on OregonLive) reports that the steering committee of politicos overseeing the Sellwood Bridge project agreed with the citizens committee and affirmed the choice of a two-lane replacement bridge, compatible with the street network in Sellwood.

  • Wither Fareless Square?

    Updated: 02/09/2009 Here’s the presentation (PDF, 1.6M) given to TriMet’s Board of Directors on the topic… Original Post: 01/28/2009 Earlier today the TriMet Board received a briefing on Fareless Square choices to coincide with the September opening of the Green Line. My understanding is that this is the beginning of a public process that TriMet…