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Freight Plan Grinds into Gear
Yesterday the Portland Planning Commission formally recommended the Freight Master Plan to City Council. But the recommendation did not come without qualification. Some of the issues the Planning Commission discussed: – What’s the impact of peak oil on this plan? (no answer other than that the issue is not covered by the City Transportation System…
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Election News from Washington State
From the Seattle PI: Voters reject shortened monorail line Initiative 912: Urban strongholds successfully keep gas tax The latter is signficant for our region as $50M of the gas tax in jeopardy goes to fund design work on the Columbia Crossing project.
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9% Reduction in Auto Trips!
Today the results for the Interstate TravelSmart program were announced, including a 9% reduction in auto trips among the targeted households. Most efforts to change people’s transportation choices involve infrastructure – building rail lines, adding buses, striping bike lanes. TravelSmart is different – it’s all about education and personal touch.
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Bureau of Planning Releases Burnside Couplet Critique
Today the Bureau of Planning released its response to the Burnside Couplet plan. Here are Gil Kelley’s cover letter and the analysis document. The top line: BOP thinks a couplet is not the way to go on the west side. I think the report actually raises some important issues, including the need for stronger planning…
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More on Bike Parking in the Netherlands
We’re back in Portland and going over our notes and photos, which will surely prove a rich source of posts for many weeks to come. One theme we’ve already discussed is the prevalence of bike parking in the Netherlands. Here are some very concrete (pun intended) examples from the town of Apeldoorn. There is an…