Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • CRC Open House Question # 7

    More reliable transit service with predictable travel times is needed between Clark County and Portland. Agree/Disagree. Discuss…

  • Tolls Don’t Pencil for Sunrise

    Yesterday’s Oregonian reports that tolls may still work to help add a lane to I-205 (although it’s challenging), but they probably don’t pencil out for the Sunrise Corridor. At nearly $1 billion, the Sunrise Corridor project costs too much and would not attract enough toll-paying traffic to make financial sense, according to a report released…

  • CRC Open House Question # 6

    Public transit service on I-5 should not stop for river traffic. A new bridge should be built high enough to eliminate the need to open for boats and barges. Agree/Disagree. Discuss…

  • CRC Open House Question # 5

    Traffic on I-5 should not stop for river traffic. A new bridge should be built high enough to eliminate the need to open for boats and barges. Agree/Disagree. Discuss…

  • Brick Update

    Update: 1/25/07 The bricks rated coverage in Today’s O. Original Post: 1/15/07 A few months back, at the intersection of 6th & Taylor, TriMet installed some new sand-set pavers as a test for potentially using them in the Transit Mall reconstruction. A reader recently queried me on whether I knew how the test was going,…