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Take the survey on Metro-area bicycing conditions
Whether you bike a little or a lot, in the summer or all year long, BTA wants to hear about your experience. Please take this survey on Portland-area bicycling conditions. Every respondent is automatically entered in a prize drawing for a one-hour massage by Andrine de la Rocha of Beaumont Health Clinic. Your input will…
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SMPS’s The Future of Transportation
What: SMPS’s The Future of Transportation in the Portland Metro Region When: Wednesday, April 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: The Governor Hotel, 611 S.W. 10th Ave., in Portland. Cost: $35 for SMPS members and $50 for nonmembers. Registration: Visit www.smpsoregon.org or e-mail Jacquee Christnot at jchristnot@geoengineers.com. For more information on this networking…
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Global Warming to Affect Transport
A National Research Council report released Tuesday states that America’s transportation infrastructure is at risk due to the effects of global warming. Severe weather and rising water levels will impact roadways, railroads, and airports. The report recommends cooperative efforts in transportation planning between federal, state, and local agencies, inventory and retrofit of critical infrastructure, and…
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Crashes vs. Congestion – What’s the Cost to Society?
A report was released this week by the AAA calculating the costs of car crashes in major American cities. The primary finding is that crashes on public roadways cost far more per-person than does daily congestion. The study provides statistics for all of the same cities covered in the TTI’s Urban Mobility Report, which is…
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Slumburbs?
An article on TheAtlantic.com, found by way of Planetizen, goes into great detail explaining the current pattern of housing demand across America, and how this will lead to a great exodus from suburbia and back into the central cities – and even into suburban cities and towns – so long as they are dense, walkable,…