There was a suggestion last week on the ‘open thread’ that we have some kind of forums section here on Portland Transport (i.e., a place where anyone can post, without requiring approval from the management). I’m interested what people think about that. I must say I’m a little worried that the trolls would take it…

Back in June I blogged that I had signed on for the Project Homeless Connect event coming up on September 18th. I’m happy to say that we’re getting a good response from the bicycle community. The Community Cycling Center there with their “create a commuter” program. And several mechanics have volunteered to help out! At…

Have you heard about Project Homeless Connect? It’s a City of Portland program that provides an intensive 1-day opportunity for the homeless in our community to connect with services they need. In January, more than 800 homeless singles received services like medical, dental and vision care; counseling on disability and Social Security benefits; and counseling…

I’m afraid the old bank account at Portland Transport is getting a little low. When we surveyed you last year, you were pretty clear you’d rather have ads than constant dunning for contributions. We should get our first Google Ads check next month, and that will help a lot, but meanwhile, we need to ask…

A couple of notes from our server move over the weekend. First, after the initial move, comments were very slow. We implemented some optimizations to address this, including changing some of our comment spam controls. We’re now using a different anti-spam tool: Akismet. It’s a pretty tough screen. If you find your comments are going…