Portland Transport

Category: Bus

  • The TriMet Ballot Measure

    From my perspective, this sort of came out of the blue. Portland Afoot has been doing a very good job of following the details. But there’s one bit of logic in the timing that I can understand. TriMet is applying a “maintain existing revenue streams” approach. This was applied with lottery bonds. When the West…

  • An Intelligent View of Congestion with a Digression to Emergency Vehicles

    Over at Human Transit, Jarrett has an excellent discussion of the relationship between road congestion and transit, focusing on why transit will generally not reduce congestion, but is still a worthwhile investment for improving mobility and economic activity. The only point I might add is that over the long term good land use planning is…

  • A Few Quick Links for the Day

    TriMet and its union appear headed to binding arbitration Portland now has an official electric vehicle strategy Time to pick a design for the Sellwood – coverage by BikePortland Feds treating transportation as a health issue

  • Video – TriMet Hybrid Bus Press Conference

    Videos from today’s press conference announcing federal funds to purchase four hybrid buses for TriMet’s Line 72, with TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D – OR-3), and FTA Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan: Part 1 – Main Presentation Part 2 – Q&A After the press conference, I asked for some additional info via…

  • Two Paradigms for Transit Parking

    Last month I had the chance to sit in on a brown bag session about the new bike parking facility under construction at the Sunset Transit Center. Currently, the main way to get secure bike parking at a transit center is to rent a locker for a monthly fee. This has never worked for me,…