Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Kulongoski Getting REAL About Driver’s Licenses?

    The Oregonian speculates about whether the Governor will get support from the Legislature to fulfill his campaign promise to bring Oregon in line with the federal id standards. But the legislature is concerned about the impact on migrant labor and the big brother implications. If they don’t get on board will we not be able…

  • Sellwood Properties at Risk?

    It would appear that whatever alternative gets chosen for the Sellwood Bridge, some private property must be taken and buildings removed.

  • Tolling Discussion

    Over at Blue Oregon, pointing out some fairly obvious concerns, but also maybe throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Read and comment there.

  • 30% of Traffic Circling for Parking?

    Parking guru Donald Shoup has an op-ed piece in yesterday’s NY Times suggesting that 30% of traffic in city centers may be circling looking for parking…

  • Smart Cards Introduced for Transit in Montreal

    A newspaper review of the introduction of technology similar to the Hong Kong “Octopus” cards. Could we do it here? Where would we put the readers on MAX and Streetcar? The good news is we have a relatively small number of transit providers to integrate. Portland has already rolled out smart cards for the parking…