Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Correspondent Wanted

    There is a public meeting on the Sellwood Bridge next Wednesday (March 22nd, 5-6:30 at Oaks Park). The agenda includes: Current condition of the bridge Short-term strategy to keep the bridge in service Planning for a long-term solution that begins this spring How the public can be involved, including the role of a Community Task…

  • Moving the Sauvie Island Bridge

    Over at CommissionerSam.com, they’re discussing the economics of moving the old Sauvie Island Bridge to I-405 to use as part of the Flanders bike/ped corridor. Share your thoughts there.

  • Boats and Trains

    Finally, some good news on the freight front. Yesterday’s Oregonian reports that the Port of Portland has a new container shipper. Zim Integrated Shipping, out of Israel, will shift its Northwest port of call from Seattle to Portland. While 70% of the cargo they expect to bring in will be destined for our local market,…

  • I Hate being Scooped

    And Jonathan Maus over at bikeportland.org did it twice yesterday. First with a piece about a new Bike/Ped Institute at PSU, and then again with a notice about a Portland Bike Summit this summer as part of the Platinum effort. Sigh. Go comment over there…

  • Become a “Transportation Ambassador”

    The Portland Office of Transportation’s Options Division is looking for a few good men …. er … people. Learn how to help inform your fellow citizens about the panoply of transporatation choices in our fair city. And there’s a T-shirt involved! [Credit to the ORBike blog for pointing me to this.]