Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Keep Portland Moving – Bridge Pedal Edition

    From Multnomah County: Traffic plan set for Providence Bridge Pedal The 12th annual Providence Bridge Pedal on Sunday morning, August 12, will involve ten Willamette River bridges in Portland. The event includes three different cycle routes and one for walkers. As usual, the event will require some changes in how motorists get around the city,…

  • Who Will Carry the Torch for a Willamette Shoreline Trail?

    As the Willamette Shoreline Transit/Trail analysis proceeds to a Locally Preferred Alignment decision in September, it’s becoming evident that the trail component is going to be a challenge. There simply is not enough width in the right of way in some spots (tunnel, trestle, etc.) to accommodate both rail and trail. The work-arounds to this…

  • Limiting Local Trips on Interstates

    Via Planetizen: Planners in Tallahassee, Florida are resisting calls to add more ramps to I-10, trying to prevent congestion: “A lot of locals are using I-10,” said Tommie Speights, a spokesman for the department. “That’s what’s causing the congestion.”

  • Minneapolis Rethinking Begins

    The New York Times reports today that the Governor of Minnesota, who twice vetoed gas tax increases, is now open to the idea. It also highlights the fact that Rep. James Oberstar, the Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (of which Peter DeFazio’s Surface Transportation Committee is a sub-committee) is from Minnesota, which…

  • TriMet Opens Interfaces

    For some time TriMet has had an ‘unofficial’ SOAP/XML web services interface to some of their data, including real-time arrival (also known as AVL – automatic vehicle location) data. Portland Transport uses the SOAP interface for our Transit Surfer, Transit Board and SMS interfaces for real time arrivals. They didn’t advertise it, but if you…