Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • KBOO Bike Show: Messengers and Swap Meets

    Hosts Sara and Ayleen interview Dumpster Dave about his uncanny knack for finding screaming deals on bike gear, and consequently, his upcoming bike swap meet at Free Geek. They also inteview Dabby, a longtime local bike messenger. Dabby offers insight into the world of velo delivery and a culture that often seems like a tough…

  • PDOT Devalues Crosswalks

    Following a tragic pedestrian death in January, the NW District Association asked PDOT to implement a number of safety improvements, including striping crosswalks at all intersections on NW 21st and NW 23rd. PDOT has issued a draft report in response to this request. While the report does recommend a number of safety improvements, most importantly…

  • Local Boy Makes Good: Flexcar on Smart City

    Our own Steve Gutmann, a past Portland Transport contributor (now on to fame in national sales for Flexcar), is one of the guests on this week’s Smart City radio program. In fact, this week’s episode has a lot of Portland content, clearly influenced by Carol’s trip here last month. Joe Cortright is also a guest,…

  • The Other Tollbooth Drops

    In Sunday’s Oregonian, Jim Mayer reports that a study of the tolling options for building the Newberg Dundee bypass concludes that the most efficient revenue model would require tolling BOTH the new bypass and the existing route on 99W.

  • Burnside Bridge Mid-Week Closure

    Update: Apparently they found the concrete. The bridge will be closed Tuesday to Friday. The Burnside Bridge will be closed to road traffic from 8:00 pm on Tuesday, May 2 until 6:00 am on Friday, May 5 to allow a contractor to pour a concrete sidewalk on the new lift span deck. Update: the closure…