Portland Transport

Author: Chris Smith

  • Celebrate Swan Island Transportation Tomorrow

    From the Swan Island Transportation Management Association (TMA): Big improvements are coming in the next few months to Swan Island – pedestrian and bicycle access projects that will make getting to and around the Island safer and more fun. Over the next several months, the Going to the River project will improve pedestrian and bike…

  • Needed: Some Android Expertise

    It appears that our favorite Transit Appliance platform, the Chumby, is on its way out. The best opportunity for a low-cost (sub $200) small-format (under 12″) device as a replacement is probably an Android tablet. Here’s what we need to make it work: 1) Ability to configure a WiFi connection and have the device remember…

  • CRC Short $900M (or is that $3.2B?)

    The Oregonian outlines the negative outlook for the Oregon and Washington Legislatures providing the local match for the Columbia River Crossing in the face of declining driving (1.2 BILLON miles fewer driven in Oregon in 2010 less than in the peak year of 2002, despite rising population). Of course, it’s not as if the Federal…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Congressman Earl Blumenauer

    Listen to the show (mp3, 27.1MB) Earl discusses cycling and transportation policy and funding, both locally and nationally with Tori and Steph. Timo Forsberg from the Portland Bureau of Transportation talks about events for May’s “PDX Bike Month”.

  • Low-Stress Bicycling and Bike Network Connectivity

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Peter Furth (Northeastern University) Topic: Low-Stress Bicycling and Bike Network Connectivity When: Friday, May 4th, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204