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Metro Appointment Race Gets Interesting
As former Governor Barbara Roberts adds her name at the last minute to the least of folks seeking to replace Council Robert Liberty. I wonder what her CRC stance is? The final list (the cutoff was at 5pm today): Martha Dibblee, a retired health physicist and consultant who has served on the Energy Facility Siting…
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A Challenge for Our New PBOT Director
The intertubes lit up with the news on Friday that Mayor Adams’ chief of staff, Tom Miller, would be the new director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation. And it was the topic of gossip in at least one transportation meeting I attended. My immediate reaction was in two parts: 1) Cool – somebody with…
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One CRC Skeptic Leaving Metro Council, Could Be Replaced by Another
Metro Councilor Robert Liberty, a leading critic of the current plan for the Columbia River Crossing, has announced that he is resigning mid-month to become the first director of the University of Oregon’s new Sustainable Cities Initiative. Recent Metro President candidate Bob Stacey is a resident of Liberty’s district, and has announced that he will…
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The Oregon gubernatorial election and transit
PortlandTransport.com looks at the Oregon gubernatorial election between Democrat John Kitzhaber, and Republican Chris Dudley, and its potential affect on transit in the Portland area.
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A Recommendation That Should Not Be Overlooked
Scotty has already reported on the release of the TriMet Safety Task Force report. I’d like to highlight one of the recommendations that has not gotten a lot of coverage: 4. Community advisory committee TriMet cannot achieve the highest levels of safety performance without engaging the entire community. The task force heard from operators that…