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Summer Forecast: Streetcar Crush Loads
Streetcar ridership has followed a relatively consistent cycle of growth. Each summer we see new peaks (the hypothesis is that this is driven by occupancy of new residential units along the alignment), then it drops off a bit in the winter, only to rise again the following summer. New extensions, like the one opened to…
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Mel Gets His Numbers
As reported yesterday in the O. Here’s the official statement from Mary Fetsch of TriMet: TriMet has provided ridership data for years. Post 9/11, the issue of what is sensitive security information (SSI) has changed, and continues to evolve. We were directed to withhold information that was considered SSI. Now that the TSA office in…
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KBOO Bike Show: Change of Seasons
Listen to the show (mp3, 13.1M) PDOT’s Jeff Smith talk with Ayleen and Carl about getting ready for spring and summer riding.
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What Makes Good Transit?
An interesting new paper from VTPI: “Valuing Transit Service Quality Improvements: Considering Comfort and Convenience In Transport Project Evaluation” (that’s a mouthfull). Basically the idea is to look at what the amenities (or lack thereof) are that make a transit trip seem longer or shorter (as a proxy for more or less attractive compared to…
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Keeping Platinum Once You Have It
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Susan Handy, UC Davis Topic: Bicycling in Davis, CA: A Critical Look at Policy and Behavior in the First Platinum Bicycle City in the U.S. When: Friday, May 4, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center