Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Communion

    Last week I quoted the Vatican’s view on roads: The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm. Friday morning I got to see that in action in spades. I had an appointment on Interstate Ave and elected to walk. As I crossed the Broadway Bridge eastbound,…

  • The Good Kind of Holes in the Street

    The Daily Journal of Commerce reports on a pilot of porous street paving treatments in Salem. I wonder if we spent the price of the Big Pipe on this, if we would have needed the pipe?

  • Tip O’ the Hat: Vulnerable Road Users Bill Passes

    You’ll find much more extensive coverage on Bike Portland and the BTA Blog, but here’s what the O had to say about the Vulnerable Road Users Bill passing the legislature. Particular congratulations to my former TPAC colleague Scott Bricker who led the lobbying effort. This is an important piece of legislation and cyclists and pedestrians…

  • An Occasion of Sin

    I’ll admit that when I first saw this, I thought it was a spoof, but apparently the Vatican has issued spiritual guidance on using the road. I can’t find much to argue with, and there’s one statement that seems like the golden rule to me: The road shall be for you a means of communion…

  • Wall Street Journal Smarter than FTA?

    An article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal nicely contrasts the transportation benefits versus development benefits of Streetcar. The Federal Transit Administration is having trouble understanding the two sets of benefits, as illustrated by the fact that all the projects funded so far under the new ‘Small Starts’ category have been BRT projects. That should change…