Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Kate Brown on CO2

    That’s “Connect Oregon 2”, apparently the next state transportation funding package will go by the handle “CO2”. The Daily Journal of Commerce has an interview today with Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kate Brown talking about CO2, the Pollution Control tax credit, and shovel-ready industrial sites.

  • Questioning the Logic of Red Light Cameras

    Here’s an excerpt from a note I received from Doug Mandell, a reader: Today I read your article about Sam Adams looking at how to spend surplus funds and I noticed that he was looking to install red light cameras. The issue of red light cameras and their effectiveness is not something you’ve commented on…

  • Neighborhood Businesses Miss the Point on Parking

    We’ve already heard that the Hawthorne district will reject Sam Adams call for metered parking. But now the Business Journal is reporting that some neighborhood businesses are thinking that what they need is MORE parking, in the form of parking structures. Do they really think that their customers will pay to park in a structure…

  • Winding Down the RTP Exercise

    I promised the Metro folks I would have our results in by the end of the week. So I’ve closed comments on the 6 original ‘outcomes’ posts so I can starting gathering them up. I’ll close the 6 ‘scenario’ posts tonight, so get any last thoughts added in today. Thanks everyone for participating in this…

  • I’ll Take Cars with my Plaza, Please

    I attended the Design Concept Open House for the “3 Downtown Parks” project yesterday. The project is about designing the new park on top of the parking structure being built next to the Fox Tower (aka Park Block 5), updating O’Bryant Square and thinking about what to do with Ankeny Park on Burnside (no funds…