Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Biking in Japan

    This month’s program will feature Natalie Ramsland, a bicycle frame builder who runs SweetPea Bicycles, a company that makes bike custom frames especially fitted for women. Ayleen will reflect on her recent trip to Japan. Hosts Sara and Ayleen 9-10AM, Wednesday, March 7th KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day

  • Extrapolating from a 12-lane Columbia Crossing

    “Three through lanes” (in each direction) is the mantra of the Columbia River Crossing project and the I-5 partnership. But if we need a reminder that the appetite for lanes is insatiable, look no further than yesterday’s USA Today for a roll call of the mega-projects. Phoenix is sure that if they can just take…

  • Back Seat [Scary] Ignorance

    OK, I will cop to a guilty pleasure. On Mondays I read the “Back Seat” (commuting) column in the Oregonian. Not because I expect to learn anything about transportation policy, but because I sometimes enjoy the sophomoric wit. But mainly because I get to see what people are asking about. Monday’s letter was very scary:…

  • A Transportation Policy Search Engine?

    A reader pointed out to me that Google has a custom search engine tool that lets you define specific web sites to be searched. He wondered if we couldn’t create a custom search engine for Portland Transport. I find the idea intriguing, but it seems to me we could go a couple of ways. We…

  • Appreciating our Bridges

    Libby Tucker has a nice little piece in yesterday’s Daily Journal of Commerce, appreciating Portland’s bridges, and Sharon Wood Wortman whose Portland Bridge Book helps us remember their history.