Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Not All Transit Apps are on the iPhone

    Here’s one from Nokia, running on the Windows Phone platform. I’m quite intrigued by the UI.

  • Apps to the Rescue?

    Via Planetizen: I’ve written before that carpooling/ridesharing may be fundamentally a social networking problem. Now the New York Times is reporting on a bevy of apps trying to take on the problem from that direction.

  • Call to Action for Active Transportation Funding

    The BTA Blog covers the risk to active transportation in the ODOT’s proposed new funding policies. Check it out and contact the Oregon Transportation Commission.

  • The Yin and Yang of the CRC

    Updated 7/14/12 Hayden Island neighbors have joined the lawsuit party… Updated 7/3/12, 7AM: Apparently today is the deadline for filing NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) suits for the project. Thompson Metal Fab has joined the party, suing over the height of the bridge. Original Post Looking a recent developments for the Columbia River Crossing: The…

  • Does MAP-21 Undermine CRC Tolling Strategy?

    There’s a post up today at Transportation for America that looks at key features of the just-signed Transportation Reauthorization Sausage. Included is this interesting item: 10. Tolling for new interstate lanes and HOV sleight-of-hand, and an emphasis on public-private partnerships Today states are not allowed to toll Interstate highways except under very limited and rare…