Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Breaking News: Streetcar Loop in President’s Budget

    Apparently the OMB relented – the Portland Streetcar Loop appears in the President’s budget as a $50M line item (the remaining $25M would be in the following year’s budget). Avoiding a Congressional battle to get this funding means the project can get started that much sooner!

  • Distracted

    Those of you who follow local news may have noticed that my new project is progressing to the next phase :-) As a result I’m going to have less time for blogging here. I’m delighted that a number of folks have stepped up to be contributors for Portland Transport, but we could use a few…

  • Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: the Metal Cowboy

    Author Joe Kurmaski, also known as the Metal Cowboy, and his kids will join us in studio to talk about their experience bike touring across the country as a family. We will also discuss a Camp Creative, a new summer camp for kids that the Metal Cowboy will open next summer. 9-10AM, Wednesday, February 6th…

  • Facebook Advocacy for a High-Speed Rail Corridor

    Daniel Ronan, a Freshman at the University of Oregon, has set up a Facebook group to advocate for a high-speed rail corridor from Eugene to Vancouver, BC.

  • Columbia Crossing Bad Economics?

    Local economist Joe Cortright is interviewed in the Daily Journal of Commerce questioning the cost/benefit breakdown on the Columbia River Crossing.