Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • One-third the Transit – Less Filling?

    In the face of the most snow in 40 years TriMet has reduced bus service to it’s 16 Frequent Service lines and 11 additional lines – about 1/3 of the service it normally operates. How’s it going out there folks?

  • Greening the CRC

    The latest diversion from the climate change impacts of a 12-lane bridge? Wind turbines.

  • TriMet’s WES Defense

    In the O this morning, an op-ed by Fred Hansen.

  • A Shout Out from the 20-minute Neighborhood

    I bragged a bit last week about the resilience of my 20-minute neighborhood in the face icy weather. At the beginning of week two, it’s becoming increasing obvious to me that this is only possible because of the work of a lot of committed people, including: Our local transit providers and especially their drivers The…

  • Top CRC Planner Gets Promotion

    The Daily Journal of Commerce is reporting that Jay Lyman, who led the consultant team for the draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Columbia River Crossing, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer at his firm, David Evans and Associates. While I fundamentally disagree with many of the assumptions in the CRC planning, I found…