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Bicycles Outselling Cars!
I’m a subscriber to the ‘carfree network’ listserv. These folks are a little out there, even for this alternative mode activist. But every once in a while there’s a real gem, like this link to an article suggesting that last year more bikes than cars were sold in the U.S. The article attributes this to…
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An Opportunity to Discuss the Transportation Impacts of Big Box Retail
The City Club’s Growth Management and Environment Issue Committee meets this Thursday, October 6th from 12- 1:30pm at the City Club Commons (901 SW Washington). The free program will feature Metro Councilor Robert Liberty who will address “big box” store issues facing our region. The discussion will explore impacts of these developments on our region’s…
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Portland Transportation Safety Summit
The Portland Office of Transportation held a Safety Summit yesterday, involving members of the community and officials from various bureaus and agencies responsible for transportation and safety. The headline was that our streets are getting safer. Crash injury rates for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers are all on a downward trend. Nonetheless Commissioner Adams and the…
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“Goods and Services” or “Freight”
When I was starting this blog, I got feedback from a number of potential contributors that just talking about “mobility” was a problem, that “access” was the more comprehensive way to look at the issues. I eventually compromised and put both in the tag line for this site. I’m getting a similar education about “freight”.…
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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…