Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • BTA Pushes Boulevard Agenda

    You’ll recall that earlier this year the BTA announced a shift in strategy to emphasing bike boulevards rather than bike lanes. This strategy has now moved to the tactical level with a strong push for boulevard projects in this years MTIP and TE (Transportation Enhancements) processes. From a recent e-mail alert: 1. Metro MTIP Funding…

  • Hanging Our Heads in Shame Over the State of Rail

    It’s all about expectations. A great perspective from Adron over at Transit Sleuth.

  • Quantifying Walkability

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2006 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Jamie Parks, Kittelson Associates, Inc. Topic: Quantifying Walkability – Toward an Objective and Reliable Measure of the Pedestrian Environment. When: Friday, November 17, 2006, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center (www.pdx.edu/map.html)

  • An Artistic Take on Streetcar

    I got a note a few weeks ago suggesting I visit Friendly House (NW 26th and Thurman, TriMet lines 15, 17 and 77) to take a look at some art hanging there in November. I had a chance to drop by and was delighted to find some very whimsical and fun images of infrastructure around…

  • Bike Paramedics

    An interesting piece yesterday on NPR’s “Day to Day” about deploying EMTs on bikes. The biggest obstacle? Insurance reimbursement practices.