Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Feeling Empowered

    I must say I am pleasantly surprised by the personal impact (on me) of the new crosswalks on NW 23rd. Now I’m a fairly assertive pedestrian. I’ll walk out into a crosswalk if there is a reasonable gap and hold out my hand to stop the cars (as is my right under Oregon law if…

  • The Right Way to Go?

    Speaking of vans, I heard something recently at a meeting that I find very interesting: that UPS is changing their routing algorithms so that driver’s routes will exclusively use right-hand turns. Does anyone have a confirmed source for that?

  • One Less Van

    Hat tip to the alert reader who caught this press release from the Doubletree Hotel, Lloyd Center. As part of an overall effort to reduce carbon impacts, they have dumped their Airport Shuttle and are encouraging patrons to use Airport MAX.

  • Act Now for the Bicycle Master Plan

    This message is bouncing around the blogosphere, but I think it’s important to repeat it here. Mayor Potter has not included $150,000 for an update to the Bicycle Master Plan in his proposed budget. Here’s the original message from the BTA: Mayor Tom Potter’s office has released his draft budget, which includes many of the…

  • Slipping and Sliding

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Chris Monsere, Portland State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Topic: Combining Climate, Crash and Highway Data for Improved Ranking of Speed and Winter-Weather Related Crash Locations in Oregon When: Friday, April 27, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center