Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Mucking with the MUTCD

    Speaker: Gene Hawkins, Texas Transportation Institute Topic: The Future of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices When: Friday, February 8 2013, 12-1 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 Gene Hawkins’ lecture is sponsored by Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium Visiting Scholar Program _____________________________________________________________ Portland State University Winter…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Bike Theft

    Listen to the show (mp3, 26.5MB) Michelle and Tori talk with Sgt Michael Frome of the Portland Police Bureau, Nick Watkin of Kryptonite Locks and PSU Transportation Options Manager Ian Stude about trends in bike theft, lock quality and techniques, and tips to make it easier to recover your bike if stolen.

  • Predicting Pedestrians

    Speaker: Patrick Singleton (CEE MS Student) Topic: Pedestrians in Regional Travel Demand Forecasting Models: State-of-the-Practice When: Friday, February 1 2013, 12-1 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 _____________________________________________________________ Portland State University Winter 2013 Friday Transportation Seminar Series

  • OPB Morning News All About BRT

    A well-balanced discussion of how Bus Rapid Transit stacks up against Light Rail and the corridors where it is under consideration (Southwest Corridor, Powell) as well as a discussion of Eugene’s system and its planned extension. Audio (MP3) and text links.

  • Traffic Engineers Getting Wild

    Via Planetizen: This Atlantic Cities article covers some innovative intersection designs that are intended to reduce theoretical conflict points – at least for cars. These don’t really seem to be intended for use in urban environments. Nonetheless, at least one “diverging diamond” example has been built with at least nominal accommodation for pedestrians and cyclists.…