Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • The Fleet Replacement Problem

    Jim Mayer has an interesting piece in yesterday’s O about particulate emissions from diesel, especially off-road equipment. The interesting part to me is how long it takes to replace the installed base of equipment: …thanks to slow turnover, the health benefits from the new standards won’t be realized until 2030. This is referencing rules that…

  • Riverfront for People Discovers the Blogosphere

    Interestingly, yesterday posts appeared on both Blue Oregon and BikePortland discussing putting the Eastbank Freeway into a tunnel. Of course, we had it first :-)

  • Drilling for Safety

    I ran across the scene yesterday. I was pretty sure they were drilling a hole to anchor a center-line sign, as part of the pedestrian safety pilot program. Then this morning, there it was, a thing of beauty! [Location is the Streetcar platform at NW 23rd and Marshall.]

  • Latest from London

    After successfully introducing barrier pricing, London Mayor Ken Livingston now wants to adjust that charge based on a variable scale for emissions, in order to reduce greenhouse gases in the city. The most expensive category for SUVs would run almost $50 per day!

  • Travel Smart becomes SmartTrips

    The Transportation Options folks at PDOT are rebranding their education and outreach effort (which has been successful in neighborhoods from Hillsdale to NE Portland). The program, currently known as Travel Smart, will be rebranded as SmartTrips as it moves to its next target area in SE Portland. Full details over at BikePortland.org.