Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Upcoming Crosswalk Enforcement Action

    MEDIA ADVISORY What: Press event for Pedestrian Crosswalk Enforcement Action Where: Mid-Block crossing in front of Elm Ct. YWCA, 1111 SW 10th Ave. When: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. press event 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. pedestrian crosswalk enforcement action Dakota InyoSwan Senior Community Outreach and Information Representative Portland Office of Transportation 1120…

  • Getting on the Bike

    So here’s a great idea. Let’s give people some help getting comfortable using their bike as a means of transportation. A couple of implementations of this idea are under way: Over at Southeast Uplift, they’ve started a “Bike Buddy” mentoring program. Read the details at BikePortland.org. The BTA has scheduled a new round of their…

  • Transport Jobs

    A couple of open positions: The BTA is looking for a finance and development assistant. Alta Planning has openings in Portland for a Planner and a Landscape Architect/Designer.

  • Culture Trumps Policy

    By now you all know I’m a fan of the Smart City radio show (via podcast). I really enjoyed last week’s episode for all of its segments. The first guest was Louis Glazer, an economic development professional from Michigan who pointed out that you can no longer have a high prosperity economy based on factories.…

  • Crossing the River on Sunday – 2nd Annual Edition

    It’s Bridge Pedal time again. So if you’re going to be one of the five people not out riding on Sunday, here’s the scoop on the bridge and road closures. There’s also info from TriMet on bus service. The Sellwood Bridge will be closed westbound from 6:30 am to 8:30 am. The Ross Island Bridge…