Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Validation?

    My Twitter feed has been abuzz again this weekend. This time with news of a study that shows a reduction in auto traffic (and emissions) following startup of a light rail line (in Salt Lake City). This is apparently a first. Not having a demonstrated result like this has always been an arrow in the quiver…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Bikepacking

     Listen to the show (mp3, 26.4MB) Tori and Jocelyn discuss using your bike to get away from civilization with Maria Schur, Donnie Kolb and Jay Petervary.

  • 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…