Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Another Perspective on Bus Rapid Transit

    The post on buses in toll lanes has generated a lot of discussion. Michael Wilson forwarded this article from Sierra magazine, containing an interview with Jamie Lerner, the former Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil.

  • Toll Road Moving Forward in Newberg

    OPB is reporting that today the Oregon Transportation Commission approved a $20M pre-development agreement with Australian based Macquarie to investigate three potential toll road projects, starting with the Newberg-Dundee bypass.

  • Buses, Trains and Automobiles

    Last night, the Downtown Neighborhood Association invited TriMet to a meeting to discuss issues around the Transit Mall Light Rail project. Last Friday’s Tribune sensationalized this to a degree. Looking over the written questions the association submited to TriMet, I was reminded of a challenge in working with neighborhood associations on large capital projects: the…

  • Aging Out of your Car, Gracefully

    This is the second gem Dave Brook has passed along this week. Here’s a program in the other Portland where older drivers trade in their cars for credits towards rides. Dave wants to know if anyone locally is working to set up something like this? Sounds like a natural for Ride Connection.

  • The Regional Business Plan on Transportation

    Last week I attended the Oregon Business Plan Summit. The Summit was also the occasion of the release of the first ever Regional Business Plan. Just as I found many things to like in the state plan, there is much to like about the regional plan. I could hardly have written a better set of…