Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: The Holiday Show

    Welcome to our holiday show! It’s better to give than receive so with that in mind we’ll be interviewing the Community Cycling Center about the Holiday Bike Drive, taking a sneak peak with Elly Blue at the upcoming BikeCraft, and talking with our very first guest host, Janis McDonald, about how to pick out a…

  • Eye Contact

    Here’s a cautionary tale from Sharon White, a member of the PDOT “Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership” who often plays the role of ‘decoy’ in crosswalk stings. Everyone have a safe and happy Thanksgiving… It is rare that I get scared during a Crosswalk Enforcement Action because I an generally very cautious and very…

  • Achterman Headlines AORTA Luncheon

    Oregon Transportation Commission Chair Achterman to Address Rail and Transit Advocates on December 6th Gail Achterman, Chair of the Oregon Transportation Commission, will speak at the Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates (AORTA) Annual Meeting on December 6th at the Governor Hotel in Portland. Ms. Achterman will share her commission’s vision for Oregon’s short-term…

  • Tolling = Better Land Use Policy?

    Via Planetizen: A new paper published by Brookings (PDF, 571K) suggests that pricing of commute routes would lead to both reduction in sprawl and more affordable housing. But commentary on the paper also suggests that this may produce inequities for lower income households that may need to be offset somehow.

  • Passport Control Holding up Seattle to Vancouver Rail Service?

    Passed on by a reader… Apparently all the necessary capital improvements have been made to add an additional daily train between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., but the Canadian Border Service is holding things up. Let’s hope they sort this out before the Olympics…