Author: Chris Smith

  • People Unclear on the Concept

      Yes, that’s a Car2Go in a ZipCar-only space. I believe if it stays there more than 15 minutes, a black hole forms…

  • Getting Ready for the Orange Line

    TriMet is beginning to look at how it will adjust bus service in the Milwaukie/Oregon City corridor in conjunction with the opening of the Orange Line in 2015. You can see the proposal and weigh in here. I’m not intimately familiar with the corridor, but the major impact seems to be the truncation of the…

  • A Fascinating Map

    This map has been tweeted at me from many directions today. You select an area and it will show you what mode: walking, biking, transit, driving; will get you to which parts of the City fastest. You only have to click on an area in the inner NE or SE to see why cycling is…

  • Hack on the Transit Appliance Next Week

    Last week I mentioned that TriMet had released a set of upgraded APIs. Now it looks like I’ll get a chance to play with them – and I hope you’ll join me! I’ve been asked to lead a session on the new APIs at next week’s TriMet Hackathon. Skip Newberry, President of the Technology Association…

  • Hail Mary Pass to Save the Highway Trust Fund

    T4America supports an effort in the Senate for a twelve-cent increase in the Federal gas tax.