Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Off-Street Paths

    This month the KBOO Bike Show will feature a special membership drive program with guest host Tim Carver discussing the Springwater Trail and his other favorite off-street paths. We talk on the phone with children participating in National Bike and Walk to School Day. 9-10AM, Wednesday, October 4th KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm…

  • SkyTrain

    A few weeks ago I wrote about the SkyLink at DFW airport, and the attributes that made it an almost ideal transit system (high frequency, grade-separated right of way, central control reducing operator costs, etc.). Visiting Vancouver, it was interesting to see how many of these attributes SkyTrain possesses. Three minute headways during peak commute…

  • Threading a Trail

    Part of the Willamette Shoreline transit analysis is providing a trail through the corridor. This sometimes tends to get overlooked while haggling over the potential transit options. But the trail moves front and center at workshop next week: Community Design Workshop When: October 3, 2006 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (drop in any time) Where: Adult…

  • Congestion Revisited

    Following up on Rex’ post yesterday, here’s yet another perspective on congestion. Todd Litman up at the VTPI has produced two complimentary reports that revisit a lot of assumptions about how to cope with congestion (hint: widening roads isn’t necessarily the answer). Both are well worth the read. Smart Congestion Reductions: Reevaluating The Role Of…

  • Faster Streetcar?

    Over at Transit Sleuth, Adron has published his thoughts on how to make the Portland Streetcar faster. Signal pre-emption at every intersection. That’s a pretty clear statement about priorities!