Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Green Streets Good for Business

    Sam is pushing Green Streets (streets with treatments like swales that capture and filter stormwater) and the Daily Journal of Commerce is suggesting they could be good for business. Bonus: we get more curb extensions :-)

  • Safety Summit II

    Hold the date: Dear Summit invitee You are receiving this email due to your leadership in improving transportation safety in the Portland region. Please plan to save the date for the second Annual Transportation Safety Summit, and help us carry out a review of recent trends, accomplishments, and future projects. Join attendees for the Summit…

  • Long Commutes Bad for You

    Via Planetizen: From the Austin American-Statesman: Besides taking time away from family, a long commute can be harmful to your health. Researchers have found that hours spent behind the wheel raise blood pressure and cause workers to get sick and stay home more often. Commuters have lower thresholds for frustration at work, suffer more headaches…

  • Fare Box, Take 2

    Here’s the probably-close-to-final iteration of the Streetcar fare box graphics, based on feedback from this blog and the Citizens Advisory Committee. Any last thoughts, now’s the time:

  • It’s All About Education

    The program variously known as “Travel Smart”, “Smart Trips” and in this incarnation “The Northeast Hub” has demonstrated that education and outreach programs can be much more effective dollar for dollar than building more infrastructure. Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dan Bower, City of Portland Department of…