Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • The I-5 Slog

    Hat tip to the reader who forwarded a link to the “I-5 Slog” web site set up by Horizon Air. The site describes the trip from Portland to Seattle on I-5 as the “the longest 3-hour drive in American History”. What a great ad for high-speed rail :-)

  • Lake Oswego Transit Decision Teed Up

    This afternoon the Steering Committee composed of local electeds and representatives of two citizen advisory committees will meet to make a recommendation on a locally preferred alternative (LPA) for the Willamette Shoreline Transit project. The Steering Committee recommendation will set the framework for local governments around the region to adopt the LPA. An LPA recommendation…

  • Corridors versus Centers

    When’s the last time you went to an Urban Planning smackdown? From Metro’s planning newsletter: The 2040 Match of the Century: Corridors versus Centers 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 Council chamber Metro Regional Center 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland Get a ringside seat for a lively debate of different strategies for implementing the 2040 growth…

  • Electric Vehicle Dealer Opens in Portland

    Update: 9/7/07 The Daily Journal of Commerce has some coverage on the new dealership. Original Post: 8/21/07 Via portland ground. I wonder if they have the Zap electric scooters as well?

  • Another Way to Measure Congestion

    An interesting article from Computerworld about a system in Bangalore that uses cell phones to track where traffic congestion is occurring. The idea is that if you see cell phones clustering somewhere, there’s probably a traffic jam forming. I just hope they can tell a freeway tie-up from a rock concert.