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HUMP-IT: TriMet and BTA introduce “Active Transit”
For a long time, activists have frequently lumped public transit (including bus, Streetcar, and light rail) together in with various means of human-powered locomotion, including walking and bicycling. Today, TriMet and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance are proud to announce the HUMP-IT program. HUMP-IT, or Human Powered Intermodal Transportation, is intended to usher in a new…
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Cars are from Mars, Busses (and Bikes and Trains) are from Venus
In the open thread, I mentioned that a Clark County legislator (Republican Liz Pike) wanted to “restart” the CRC project. The Columbian has the scoop–and not surprisingly, Rep. Pike’s opening bid is to get rid of light rail. Obviously, such a proposal isn’t going to be acceptable to those of us in Oregon–a state of…
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A reminder: Transfers Need Frequency
In the recent SW Corridor thread, the prospect of a LRT line connecting Tigard TC with Washington Square and/or Beaverton TC came up. Such a thing is outside the scope of the SW Corridor project as currently defined, but might well be a longer-term project for the metro area. One specific question that came up…
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Your Questions for Neil: The Quintet
If it is spring, it must be time for another round of Your Questions for Neil, the annual feature in which Portland Transport sits down with TriMet general manager Neil McFarlane for a chat on what interests PT readers. This year’s interview will be Wednesday, March 26. This time ’round, the Portland Opera has graciously…
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The (Almost) Ides of March Madness Open Thread
It’s mid-March! Which means that this weekend Caesar will be stabbed, brackets will be filled out, and the weather starts to look like spring. Recently, PT has been focusing on the Columbia River Crossing, but there has been plenty of other transit related news, good and bad of late. Two stories on TriMet ridership. Joseph…