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CRC Action Day at the Legislature
From the folks at ThirdBridgeNow.com: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NO funding for CRC!! Oregon State Capitol Steps January 15, 2013 Economic Transportation Alliance commonly known as Third Bridge Now.com works on transportation issues in Oregon and SW Washington with a focus on the economy, safety, and the environment. Has organized a walk and talk to Oregon…
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Shoup Weighs in on Portland Parking
International parking thought leader Donald Shoup (“The High Cost of Free Parking“) has offered some thoughts on Portland’s debate about apartment buildings with no off-site parking in an op-ed in the Oregonian. Shoup’s ideas are always thought-provoking, but his suggestions here get at a key distinction: car ownership and storage versus car use. Portland’s existing…
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KBOO Bike Show: Bike Portland
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Car Sharing Going Mainstream?
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You Get What You Measure
The indefatigable Todd Litman has a guest piece on Planetizen reviewing the many ways we can measure the performance of our transportation systems. This discussion is an excellent prelude for developing performance measures for Portland’s update to our Comprehensive Plan, in which I hope we will find a much better measure than “LOS” (Level of…