Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Where’s my Bus?

    TriMet has released their proposed temporary bus relocation plan for the period during which the Transit Mall will be torn up during construction. Some buses will be relocated to Columbia/Jefferson (not clear from the map is that these buses will go up to Collins Circle and turn around). Some others will go to 3rd and…

  • Cleaner Cars within Reach!

    The Oregon Economic Council passes on this call to action: The proposed “clean car standards” are one step away from becoming a reality in Oregon. Now is the time to urge the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) to permanently adopt the clean car standards. These more protective tailpipe standards for new passenger cars and light-duty trucks…

  • Tax Policy, Car Ads and Warning Labels

    A fellow wonk recently passed on this article to me: “On the Road Again: How Tax Policy Drives Transportation Choices” by Roberta F. Mann. You can find it online here (you have to jump through some hoops to read it).

  • Regional Attitudes on Transportation

    Yesterday I mentioned the new Regional Attitudes Polling done by Metro. I got the electronic file today, you can see the whole presentation here. But I know what you’re really interested in is the transportation stuff, so here goes…

  • Transit Boards for All

    Late last month we introduced the Transit Board™, a real-time arrival web tool for tracking TriMet buses and trains. One TMA has already implemented it, we’re in discussion with another TMA, an architecture office has put on their intranet. One of the pieces of feedback we got is “let us define our own”. So we’ve…