Category: Modes

  • Apparently We’re Polite

    The Daily Journal of Commerce is reporting on a survey that pegs Portland drivers as the 2nd most courteous in the nation, after Pittsburgh. I can believe it. When I moved here two decades ago from the Boston area, I felt like a wolf among sheep for the first couple of years…

  • TriMet Pilots New Interactive Map

    TriMet is now in beta-test on a new interactive system map. For now it’s Firefox-only :-)

  • Where Do People Bicycle? The Role of Infrastructure

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2008 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jennifer Dill, Portland State University Topic: Where Do People Bicycle? The Role of Infrastructure in Determining Bicycling Behavior This seminar will present results from the BikeGPS study that collected data from Portland area bicyclists using GPS technology. The study collected data from…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Honoring Fallen Cyclists

    Listen to the show (mp3, 13.0 MB) Sara and Tori talk to Eric Tsai and Sarah Beiers of the Brett Jarolimek Memorial Fund about how we can honor fallen cyclists of the past year and explore what new life and inspiration has grown in their memory. We also hear from local students competing in BTA’s…

  • Transit Investment Plan Meetings

    Get involved in your local transit planning process by attending a TriMet Open House in May. Learn about the I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail and WES Commuter Rail projects, and discuss plans for Milwaukie Light Rail and the Columbia River Crossing. Talk with TriMet staff and see what’s in the works in our Transit Investment Plan…