Category: Modes

  • Public Bicycle Systems

    Dave Brook has a nice roundup of public bicycle systems on his carsharing blog. Along the same lines, Ron Richings has observations from his travels over on the SHIFT list. He notes that bike sharing systems have a big impact on bicycle mode share. I understand Commissioner Adams’ office has an RFP out for a…

  • Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Riding Fast

    This month on the KBOO Bike Show, hosts Tori and Ayleen will interview bike racers to discuss the sportier side of bike culture. Is Lycra really necessary? What’s the attraction to riding to fast? 9-10AM, Wednesday, July 4th KBOO FM 90.7 Streamed live at KBOO.fm Podcast here later that day

  • TriMet Adopts Budget

    TriMet has adopted a $741M budget for FY2008. In addition to a 5 cent fare increase and continuing construction of the Green Line and Washington County Commuter Rail, here are a few more highlights: $1.7 million to begin replacing the original 20-year old Ticket Vending Machines located along Eastside MAX line with debit/credit-card only machines.…

  • Lake Oswego Transit Update

    Last Thursday, the steering committee overseeing the Lake Oswego transit alternatives analysis got an update on the evaluation of alternatives. I’ll hit the highlights below, but the full presentation is here (PDF, 3M). There are also some visual simulations that I will post later when I receive them. To get involved in the process, you…

  • Sine Die Breathes Life into Streetcar Loop

    The final days of the legislative session were very good for Streetcar in Portland. The package of Lottery bonding projects included two key items: $20M for vehicles for the Streetcar Loop About $250M for the bridge for Milwaukie Light Rail That means that not only are we in good shape for the capital side of…