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Recognition
There’s a piece in the Daily Journal of Commerce today noting the confirmation of Scott Bricker as Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (Scott has been interim since this summer). Scott and I have labored side-by-side on a number of issues since we both were appointed to TPAC (Metro’s technocratic – as opposed to…
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Looking for a Quick Ride?
Rent a bike! Similar to the Flexcar car sharing program, but perhaps paid for in part by advertising, we may soon be able to rent any of up to 500 bicycles in downtown Portland. From portlandonline.com: The City of Portland is accepting proposals for a bike rental system in the central city area. Imagine being…
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Congestion Costs and Solutions
This article, written by Todd Litman and published on Planetizen, broaches the possibility that the Texas Transportation Institute’s methodology for their annual Urban Mobility Report is flawed by using unrealistic expectations as a benchmark for measuring the cost of congestion. He suggests that a more realistic measurement of cost could be derived by using a…
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Bridge Book at PSU Seminar
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Sharon Wood Wortman, author of “The Portland Bridge Book” Topic: Bridge Stories When: Friday, October 19, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center
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And Speaking of Rail Freight…
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Zachary Horowitz, Columbia River Crossing Topic: Freight Railroad Capacity Alternatives in the Pacific Northwest: An Analysis of Class I Cooperation in the Columbia River Corridor When: Friday, October 12, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center