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KBOO Bike Show: Car Free Challenge and Cyclocross
Listen to the show (mp3, 19.7MB) Hosts Tori and Ayleen interview Karol Collymore, a participant in the Low-Car Diet program, a program that encourages people to reduce their dependence on the personal car. They will also talk about the opening of Cyclocross season with Kris Schamp.
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Portland Continues Taxi Cartel
William Thompson is a research associate at Cascade Policy Institute. Imagine an industry where two companies control 75% of the market, price-competition is non-existent, and new firms are prohibited from entering. While economists refer to this as an oligopoly, taxi customers in Portland know it best as high prices and long wait times. On April…
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U.S. Maglev System One Step Closer
Ron Swaren is a regular commenter on Portland Transport. Michael Barkoviak – June 9, 2008 5:50 AM “President Bush signed a transportation bill that will help fund a high speed maglev train between Disneyland and Las Vegas. The initial $45M investment will be used for environmental studies to evaluate construction impact on one portion of…
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Changing Railroads in the U.S.: Is now the time for a national electrification program?
Garlynn Woodsong is an occasional guest contributor. According to this Washington Post article, A Switch On the Tracks: Railroads Roar Ahead, the U.S. railroad industry is currently booming. They’re hiring workers and expanding their facilities, as opposed to just six years ago, when they were laying off workers. They expect that high fuel prices will…
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KBOO Bike Show: Bicycle Evangelism
Listen to the show (mp3, 13.05 MB) With their missionary zeal and promises of a better, fuller life, some of Portland’s bicyclists can begin to resemble evangelical Christians with their fervor and their conversion tactics. This month, Tori Bortman and Carl Larson discuss ‘bicycle evangelism’ with Bengt Halvorsen, Gregg Lavender, and Reverend Phil Sano. Callers…