The Oregonian debuted a new Monday column on commuting by Joseph Rose. Unfortunately it does not appear to be online yet (the link on the summary page goes to a very helpful “Story Not Found” page). Rose also has a commuting blog: Hard Drive, which appears to have started late last week.

Yesterday, Representative Earl Blumenaur announced legislation proposing greater operations funding for transit agencies and a variety of incentives to help people shift to non-auto modes, including extending tax breaks for commuting choices to the self-employed. Coverage from the Oregonian and Bike Portland.

Via Planetizen: How will telework change commuting patterns? Today the virtual work place trend is apparent in college towns across the U.S. like Amherst, Mass., and lifestyle locales like Asheville, N.C., and Bellingham, Wash., which are quickly becoming quality of life destinations for boomers developing their own virtual companies. Rather than experiencing clog ups during…

Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2008 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Brent Zenobia, Software Engineering, Portland State University Topic: Psychological Insights on Transportation Mode Choice When: Friday, January 18, 2008, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center Abstract: Transportation mode choice is often expressed in terms of models which assume rational choice; psychological case…

A couple of years ago, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) released their annual commuting study, and ranked Portland worse than Seattle, to the disbelief and consternation of many folks here. This led TTI to revise their methodology, and this year’s report, as reported in the Oregonian, flips that back around. Indeed it goes on to…