Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Trolleybus History

    Following up on our discussion on trolleybuses, Dan Haneckow has published a history of trolleybuses in Portland, over on his Cafe Unknown blog. Well worth the read!

  • Transportation and Education

    An article in Sunday’s O (Buses eat up classroom dollars) outlines how 5% of the state’s education spending goes to buses, and the way reimbursement from the state is handled, there are few incentives to try to make this more efficient. The Oregon Department of Education picks up the tab on most every dollar school…

  • It Must be Real If There’s a Market for it

    The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday on a new trend in bicycle sales: commuter bikes. Oh my: A radical idea is sweeping the world of American bicycle manufacturing: building bikes that people will use for actual transportation.

  • Biofuels at PSU Friday Seminar

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2006 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Tomas Endicott, SeQuential Biofuels Topic: The Future is NOW: Biofuels for Air Quality, Energy Security and Economic Development. When: Friday, October 13, 2006, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center (www.pdx.edu/map.html)

  • Business Journal Poll

    Update: 10/9/06 The poll results were published in this week’s edition. While I-5 came in first with 48%, the second highest-rated category was ‘other’, with a number of comments about alternative modes. Highway 26 and I-84 trailed with 15% and 7% respectively. Original Post: 9/28/06 The Business Journal is conducting a poll on the region’s…