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TriMet Does Some Things Very Well
We spend a fair amount of time on this site being critical of TriMet. But fair is fair. They had a significant announcement last week that deserves some attention. The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project has generated more than $100M ($110M in fact) in contracts to minority and women-owned subcontractors. In fact, TriMet’s contracting efforts to…
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Skateboarding Gets Some Respect
Oops… I meant to publish this last week – but you can still catch the online archive. Skateboarding as Transportation: Findings from Exploratory Research Speaker: Tessa Walker, MUS Student, PSU Topic: Skateboarding as Transportation: Findings from Exploratory Research Tessa Walker is currently completing her thesis on non-motorized transportation and qualitative research methods with supervision from…
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Reverse English on Skagit Collapse
It took about two minutes for the Columbia River Crossing spin machine to suggest that the Skagit Bridge collapse proves we need to build the CRC. Two opinion pieces this weekend volley the ball back over the net, with the real policy point – we need to prioritize maintenance: CLF Director Mara Gross on Blue…
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How Will Skagit Bridge Collapse Affect CRC Debate?
[First let me express relief that no one was killed in the collapse.] Yesterday’s collapse of an I-5 bridge North of Seattle will: 1) Scare Washington legislators into funding the CRC out of fear of a similar collapse. or 2) Make legislators recognize that they have many bridges with problems and they should spend their…
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Are Biking and Walking “Cool”?
Portland State University Spring 2013 Friday Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Tara Goddard, PhD Student in Urban Studies, PSU Topic: Are Bicycling and Walking “Cool?”: Adolescent Attitudes about Active Travel The declining rates of physical activity among children, particularly adolescent girls, are well-documented, yet there has been insufficient research into the attitudes about health behaviors, particularly…