Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • A Periodic CRC Checkin

    The bridge that won’t die is having an eventful back-to-school season, against the potential deadline of a September 15th special session at the Legislature. Here are a few of the highlights: The project has agreements for $86M in pay-offs compensation to industrial users as part of the effort to secure a Coast Guard permit for…

  • And… We’re Back!

    Welcome to the new and improved Portland Transport! 3000+ posts and close to 50,000 comments have been converted (boy are my fingers tired). In addition to the bright and shiny new theme provided by Steve Bozzone of Bozz Media, there are a number of features we hope you will appreciate: No more ads Threaded comments…

  • Buckle Your Seatbelts!

    To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. – Winston Churchill By that standard, Portland Transport is probably far from perfect. But we are changing! After eight years running on the Movable Type platform and about five years talking about converting to WordPress, we’re going for it. We’ll be taking the…

  • I Suspected…

    The Business Journal is covering a report by Allstate Insurance that ranks Portland’s drivers among the worst in the nation. Given the spate of crashes with people walking and biking, not to mention a rash of driving into streetcars, I can’t help wonder if we’re getting worse…

  • Great Infographic on the History of Commuting

    I’d love to see a version of this for the Portland metro area.