Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Weight Loss

    This month on the KBOO Bike Show the topic is major weight loss. Sara and Ayleen will interview Aaron Adam and Mike Rasmussen about how becoming regular cyclists has allowed them to loose significant weight, and what that journey has been like for them. 9-10AM, Wednesday, August 2nd KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm…

  • Advertising Sustainability

    A reader passed me this link to a database of advertising around sustainability. Here’s the “transport” category. I love the Audi ad for car-free day. Can you imagine GM doing something like that?

  • Willamette Shoreline Transit/Trail Options Come into Focus

    At a meeting Tuesday of the Steering Committee overseeing both the Eastside Streetcar project and the Willamette Shoreline analysis, a few things got clearer. The Lake Oswego Project Advisory Committee (LOPAC in Metro-speak) had recommended a dog’s breakfast of options for further review: 2 River Transit options 3 Streetcar options (in the current rail right-of-way,…

  • Google Mobile Adds Traffic Info

    Google Mobile has just added real-time traffic data to their mobile maps service. It says data is available for 30 cities. But since my Treo is not one of the supported devices, I can’t tell if this includes Portland.

  • Our Think Tank

    Yesterday’s Oregonian had a nice piece in the Science section about the ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) lab at PSU. The head of planning at Metro once called the lab “our region’s transportation think tank.” Another competitive advantage for our region! Keep thinking, folks.