Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • Lucky Fred

    In an interview in the Daily Journal of Commerce, TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen describes himself as: … one of the lucky ones because … I can take the (bus) without changing downtown. Fred talks about everything from Commuter Rail to The I-205 line to efficiency efforts at the agency.

  • Bikes Cut Through Construction Congestion

    This morning’s O features a cover story (“Navigating the maze“) on coping strategies for commuters facing downtown construction projects. Who fared best: the two-wheeled set.

  • T6 Gets Better Rail Connections

    According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, the Port of Portland is adding a 7500 foot spur at it’s T6 container terminal at a price of about $2M. This is in addition to the $6M investment from Connect Oregon in the Ramsey rail yard.

  • Updated: Purposefully Approaching Sellwood

    Update: 11/15/06 The Daily Journal of Commerce weighs in with coverage today. Original Post: 11/14/06 Whenever a project is going to have a Federal funding component, there is typically a two-tier governance structure for the project. A citizen/stakeholder committee will work through the details, making recommendations to a steering committee, which is composed of elected…

  • Rubber Sidewalks

    This one has captured my curiousity. I don’t know if I’ll be able to get to the presentation, but I’m going to try: Rubbersidewalks™ Presentation Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Hosted by: City of Gresham Transportation Department Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Parkway Gresham Oregon Barlow/Oregon Rooms In person: The…