Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Green Job Opportunities

    Alta Planning is one of the cooler planning firms in terms of alternative transportation in the country, and their local office has two job openings. I expect there will be lots of candidates: Alta Planning and Design is a 25-person consulting firm with a mission to provide green infrastructure and program solutions that help people…

  • TriMet Arrival Times via Text Message

    I’ve set up an interface to provide TriMet arrival times via text message. Usage of our cell phone web browser interface (the Transit Surfer) has been relatively light, and I’m wondering if web browsing is just too inconvenient on cell phones for this to take off (although I have hope for my iPhone). So would…

  • In Need of Auto Advice

    My household has been on a declining curve of auto use. Last year when the kids headed off to school (we had four drivers and two cars at that point) we dropped down to being a single car family. Last week our declining curve took a nose-dive as the remaining car, an ’89 Honda Accord,…

  • Slower Neighborhood Streets

    Take PDOT’s poll on slowing down neighborhood streets. Look in the right hand column of the safety programs page.

  • An Hour with Sam

    Commissioner Sam Adams is speaking at City Club on Friday in a presentation billed as “From here to there in tomorrow’s Portland”: On Friday, July 20, City Commissioner Sam Adams makes his first appearance at City Club since taking office in 2005. Adams will outline his blueprint for the future of transportation in Portland, including…