Author: Chris Smith

  • KBOO Bike Show: Idaho Stop Sign Law

    Listen to the show (mp3, 26.1MB) An in-depth look at the Idaho stop sign law which effectively turns stop signs into yield signs for cyclists. Can this law work in Oregon? Is it long past due or a potentially dangerous change? Are all vehicles created equal? Join the KBOO Bike Show to join the discussion…

  • Revisiting the Stimulus and Transit

    The word on the street is that after some small victories in the House ($3B added to capital funding for transit) there will be another fight in the Senate where various amendments are being proposed to strip transit funds and move them to highways, or to simply add $50B to highways. Meanwhile the New York…

  • Bragdon Takes Oregonian to Task on CRC

    In a letter-to-the-editor (“Bridge analysis goes in a circle”) published online today, Metro Council President David Bragdon disputes the Oregonian editorial position on the Columbia River Crossing on several points: That all the critics are extremists: But in dismissing that extreme, you have overlooked thoughtful and constructive questions from rational people who are supportive of…

  • How Smart Can a Truck Get?

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Robert DeKoning, President and CEO, Routeware, Inc. Topic: 21st Century Smart Truck and Smart Back Office Technologies When: Friday, February 6, 2009. 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204

  • Let Google Hail You a Cab

    Passed on by a reader, here’s a Google Maps mashup that will find you a taxi company and estimate the fare for your trip. Portland is one of a couple of dozen supported cities.