Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • More on Congestion Pricing in NYC

    Streetsblog is reporting that there is now public opinion research that shows potential support for some form of congestion pricing. A follow-up post talks about the political opposition, apparently organized by the parking garage operators.

  • Burnside: It’s a Couplet … to 19th … with a Streetcar

    It seems to be the worst kept secret in Portland, since Sam has run this past every conceivable stakeholder, but here’s what he will announce at his press conference in a little over an hour (the Trib put it up on their web site last night): He will recommend to his Council colleagues that the…

  • Copenhagen: Cycling as the Nose in the Tent

    A little bit ago, a reader passed on this link to Streetsblog, about the great cycling environment in Copenhagen. While this isn’t news, there are a couple of interesting insights. First, that Copenhagen, unlike Amsterdam, did not have an historic base of cyclists, but turned to cycling as a mode very consciously. Second, that the…

  • We Need to Hear from the Lurkers

    — Survey is now closed. Thanks! — As of this past weekend, our reader survey had 73 responses, which I think is great. But… About 60% of the responses are from folks who comment on the site, and we know that they’re only about 10% of our visitors. So you, yah, you quiet folks in…

  • TriMet vs. Streetcar – NOT!

    One of the sub-themes running through the Trib’s ReThinking Portland issue on transportation is the role and appropriateness of the Eastside Streetcar project (AKA the Streetcar Loop) and competition between Streetcar and other transit modes. Nick Budnick swears to me that he wasn’t trying to stir up a feud between TriMet and Streetcar (OK, I…