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APTA Attributes Increases in Transit Ridership [in part] to Gas Prices
A press release from the American Public Transportation Assocation, released in conjunction with their EXPO 2005, notes sharp increases in transit ridership. The increase is attributed to rising gas prices and new technologies: Many transit system officials attribute this growth to higher gas prices, expansion of services and improved passenger services. Recent years have seen…
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A Geeky but Practical Bicycle Question
Folks who follow this blog know I’m a transportation geek. What folks may not know is that I’m also a geek geek, i.e., my day job is doing Internet technology. So sometimes my travels around the region require that I carry a laptop with me. I have yet to find a way to do this…
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Sellwood Bridge: Can’t Get No Respect
I recently attended a meeting of the Portland Freight Advisory Committee, where the Freight Master Plan was being reviewed. Once again, the Sellwood Bridge came up. The line of discussion: it’s not a freight project, so don’t list it as a project it in the master plan, and certainly don’t spend any funds targeted on…
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Tolls in Our Future?
Today’s Oregonian reports on the possibility of using tolls to fund new lanes on Highway 217, and reminds us that tolls are not completely foreign to Oregon. The Barlow Trail was a toll road and the Interstate Bridge was once tolled. Metro forecasts that the 12-minutes average commute on 217 is headed to 16 minutes,…
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Another Perspective on Bridgeport Village
Readers of this site will recognize that we have not been hesitant to criticize the new Bridgeport Village “Lifestyle Center” (the new term for shopping mall) in Durham. Its lack of multi-modal connectivity and the fact that it is not located where the 2040 plan calls for a center to occur (along with supporting transportation…