Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Who Says MAX Doesn’t Drive Development

    From the Portland Business Journal: “Good news for MAX for a change“.

  • Vote for PAYD

    That’s Pay-As-You-Drive auto insurance. Here’s a request from the Oregon Environmental Council: MileMeter (http://www.milemeter.com), a startup company that plans to offer pay-as-you-drive insurance, is one of 7 finalists (out of 900+ companies) in a national investment competition sponsored by Amazon. You can view a video of MileMeter and vote for which startup business will receive…

  • Achterman to Head Transportation Commission

    I’ll have a more detailed reflection on yesterday’s Oregon Business Plan Summit later, after I’ve digested all the documents. But one nice piece of news is that the Governor announced that he was appointing Gail Achterman as chair of the Oregon Transportation Commission. Achterman has been the most progressive voice on the Commission for some…

  • Mileage Tax Potholes?

    A few weeks ago, ODOT released the final report on their “Road User Fee Pilot Program” (a test of a mileage tax as a replacement for the gax tax). They declared it “feasible.” But the most recent issue of Willamette Week (“Miles from Nowhere”) predicts that it won’t happen.

  • MAX Times 2

    Can you say “tipping point”? Both the Oregonian and the Trib have articles on safety on MAX today, and Fred Hansen is quoted as saying he will speak to the future of Fareless Square during his City Club appearance next week.