Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Port Recognized for Use of Biodiesel

    An article in yesterday’s Daily Journal of Commerce notes that the Port of Portland has received an American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) comprehensive environmental management award. Part of the basis for the award is use of B20 biodiesel in all its vehicles.

  • Ferry Feasibility

    This is a transit project that I bet a lot of folks would like to see made real just for the fun factor: Just a quick reminder that the brown bag presentation on the recent Willamette River Ferry Feasibility study will be held next Tuesday. River in Focus Brown Bag Lunch at City Hall Grab…

  • Pausing for a Moment of Reflection

    A few updates on the state of the organization… Apparently newspapers are not quite a dead medium yet. They’re still useful to drive traffic to the web. Monday’s article pushed us to 645 visitors for the day, more than 100 over our previous record. Somewhere in the last few days we slipped past 80,000 visitors…

  • Cedar Mill Wal-Mart Denied on Transportation Grounds

    The Beaverton City Council reversed their own Design Review Board and voted 5-0 to deny Wal-Mart’s application to build in Cedar Mill. Transportation was cited as the major issue: Opponents attacked Wal-Mart’s plans based on traffic and design. Wal-Mart’s consultants estimated the store would create 7,400 vehicle trips a day. The company promised to pay…

  • Cross-link to a Car-Free Testament

    I encourage everyone to link over to Blue Oregon and check out Leslie Carlson’s reflections on her 30-day car-free experiment.