Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Tram Lifecycle Costs

    Head over to CommissionerSam.com for a discussion of aerial tram operating costs.

  • We’re Getting Noticed

    An article in today’s Tribune on TriMet operations features direct quotes from this blog and further quotes from two of our contributors, identified as such! Wed. Update: Apparently more than a few people visited after reading the Trib article, we had about 50% more visitors than usual yesterday.

  • Solving the Bike on Transit Capacity Problem?

    We’ve discussed the fact that we have a ‘congestion’ problem with capacity for bikes on MAX and popular bus routes being maxed out. This week’s Business Week, offers one potential solution: commuting on a folding bike that you can take on the train with you. This article seems to focus on the commuter-train riding audience.…

  • Reacting to Peak Oil

    On Friday, I had the opportunity to participate in Illahee’s Oil, Water and Oregon symposium. The first keynote address was from Roger Bezdek, who along with Robert L. Hirsch, authored a key analysis of global oil supply. Bezdek is of the opinion that the only realistic way to replace declining petroleum production will be with…

  • Planning Transportation Operations

    Friday is the final installment in the Spring series of Friday seminars at PSU. Jonathan is the guy leading the discussion of transportation information systems for Metro. Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2006 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jonathan Makler, City of Portland and Metro Topic: Planning for Transportation Operations in the Portland…