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Will Portland Finally Grant New Taxi Permits?
This Wednesday at 2pm the Portland City Council will hold a public hearing and take a vote on the contentious issue of whether or not to grant 132 78 new taxi permits, the first increase from the current 382 permits in a decade (I have learned since first publishing this post that the Revenue Bureau…
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A Tale of Two Streetcars
Disclaimer: Zef Wagner is currently a Service Planning and Scheduling Intern at TriMet. The views expressed on this website are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views, plans, or policies of TriMet. On this opening week of the new Portland Streetcar Central Loop comes news from Seattle, where their South Lake Union Streetcar…
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The New TriMet Day Pass: It’s Kind of a Big Deal
Disclaimer: Zef Wagner is currently a Service Planning and Scheduling Intern at TriMet. The views expressed on this website are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views, plans, or policies of TriMet. Since TriMet’s decision to overhaul its fare system, most attention has understandably focused on the elimination of zones (including the Free…
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The Past, Present, and Future of the Portland Transit Grid
Disclaimer: Zef Wagner is currently a Service Planning and Scheduling Intern at TriMet. The views expressed on this website are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views, plans, or policies of TriMet. As Jarrett Walker notes in a recent post, this weekend marks the 30th birthday of the Portland transit grid system that…
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Pros and Cons of Center- vs. Curb-Running Bus Rapid Transit
The City of Boston has created a pretty nice one-sheeter laying out the advantages, disadvantages, and design principles of running exclusive bus lanes in the center of a road vs. along the curb. As the Portland region considers BRT for future rapid transit lines (Powell/Division, Clackamas to Washington Square, and the SW Corridor are all…