Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • 1,131 More Trucks

    That’s how many more trucks per month will be required to sustain south coast timber company operations after the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad shuts down 120 miles of its line between Coquille and Eugene. Can someone remind me again of the logic of outsourcing highways to the private sector? Was the sterling example from…

  • Caruthers Revisited

    The proposed bridge for the Milwaukie Light Rail line, once commonly referred to as the Caruthers Crossing (after the street on the east side it would have aligned with) gets a thorough examination by Dylan Rivera in the Oregonian today. Development opportunities on both sides of the river are major considerations.

  • Congestion Relief Helps Greenhouse Gases?

    Not! There’s an interesting analysis on the Daily Score blog that looks at the greenhouse gas impacts of adding highway lane miles to ease congestion. Yes, getting that traffic moving reduces emissions, but the additional traffic generated quickly swamps the benefit.

  • Wishful Thinking

    Photoshop is fun…

  • KBOO Bike Show: New Vehicular Homicide Law

    Listen to the show (mp3, 11.4M) Bike lawyer Ray Thomas answers all your legal questions and talks about the new Vehicular Homicide law.