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Tear Down That Stop Sign!
In what may seem to be a counterintuitive approach to improving pedestrian safety, the Bendigo City Council, in Victoria, Australia, has decided to remove traffic signs to return its streets to pedestrians. The concept, pioneered by some European communities, is believed to create a safer environment more conducive to use by pedestrians and bicyclists. From…
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Tram: 1,000,000
The Portland Aerial Tram has exceeded ridership expectations and has already provided it’s one millionth trip between OHSU and South Waterfront. From the Portland Tribune: Colleda O’Neil was just headed downhill for her doctor’s appointment at the OHSU Center for Health and Healing. Instead, the OHSU employee was selected as the one-millionth rider of the…
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Looking for a Quick Ride?
Rent a bike! Similar to the Flexcar car sharing program, but perhaps paid for in part by advertising, we may soon be able to rent any of up to 500 bicycles in downtown Portland. From portlandonline.com: The City of Portland is accepting proposals for a bike rental system in the central city area. Imagine being…
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Congestion Costs and Solutions
This article, written by Todd Litman and published on Planetizen, broaches the possibility that the Texas Transportation Institute’s methodology for their annual Urban Mobility Report is flawed by using unrealistic expectations as a benchmark for measuring the cost of congestion. He suggests that a more realistic measurement of cost could be derived by using a…
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I Brake for People
This morning we welcome a new contributor, Joseph Edge! The Oregon Department of Transportation and City of Portland Office of Transportation are collaborating to launch a media campaign to make crossing the street safer for people. While Oregon law requires that motorists stop at intersections and crosswalks to allow pedestrians to cross safely, many people…