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Our First Transportation System
Tuesday’s Tribune had an interesting feature article on the Portland Harbor and the conflicting demands on it: working industrial land, port facilities, riverside trails, environmental cleanup and habitat restoration. The Willamette River was Portland’s very first transportation system, and is still one of our most significant. Indeed, the confluence of Freeway, Rail and Marine transport…
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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Bike Commute Challenge
Hosts Sara & Tori will talk to Michelle Poyourow, the coordinator of the BTA’s Bike Commute Challenge, an annual competition that promotes cycling to work. An additional guest will tell us about the upcoming cycle-cross race season. 9-10AM, Wednesday, September 5th KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day
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Clackamas County Transit in Wrong Places?
According to an article in the O, a consultant reporting to the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners has concluded that TriMet routes are not aligned efficiently for commute trips: “We’re behind our neighbors and the rest of the nation,” said Yung Ouyang, who presented the analysis to Clackamas County commissioners Tuesday. “Nobody can get to…
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Dutch Cycling Presentation at Metro
Presentation on Dutch use of the bicycle as transportation, at Metro – 8/29 Wednesday, August 29th Noon – 1 pm Metro, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland Loek Hesemans is a Senior Policy Officer for The Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. His presentation, “Cycling in The Netherlands,” will explore some of the political and…
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Re-examining Nextbus
There’s been a lot of anecdotal complaints about the accuracy of the Nextbus system we use to display Streetcar arrivals. While I find it useful for the way I use the system (I walk until a Streetcar catches up to me), I set out to gather some data. So for a couple of weeks I…