Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • A Solution for Our Industrial Land Shortage?

    Correspondent Bill Badrick sends along this YouTube video about a new urban Volkwagen factory. About two minutes in you’ll see a cargo tram that brings parts to the facility. It runs on the city’s streetcar tracks…

  • Is it Time for Our Own “Grand Bargain”?

    No, not between the Democrats and Republicans… Between the City and ODOT. A little background – a week and a half ago, I took a tour with some ODOT folks of 82nd Ave and outer Powell to talk about what might be in store for these areas as part of our Comprehensive Plan update. A…

  • Happy Holidays and a Merry Tax Year

    On behalf of all of our contributing writers here at Portland Transport, let me wish our readers and their families a happy and safe holiday season and a joyous and prosperous new year! And if you’re looking at those year-end tax deductions, please don’t miss the opportunity to put a little something in Portland Transport’s…

  • Class Presentations 2013

    Each year I look forward to the opportunity to serve on the ‘commenters panel’ for the Traffic and Transportation class, reviewing the best of the final student presentations. This class produces a great crop of citizen activists each year and this year is no exception. Here are this year’s excellent presentations: Bryan Burch is trying…

  • Lost? Get Directions from a Cyclist or Driver

    Via Slashdot: … or maybe a pedestrian (if you’re not going too far). But not an auto passenger or transit rider. An article posted in “Urban Planning” (PDF) suggests that the accuracy of your mental map of an area is related to how actively you engage in wayfinding. So if you’re a passenger and not…