Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • Bridge Update

    In today’s O, Jim Mayer takes stock at year 3 of the decade-long project to bring Oregon’s bridges up to snuff.

  • Bookshelf: The Box

    Link to book at Amazon.com Link to book at Powell’s Link to book at Multnomah County Library List Price: Simple ideas make for big changes. I just finished reading “The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger”. The simple idea is to seemlessly move freight from truck to…

  • MAXimum Congratulations

    Even from 3,000 miles away, I can’t help remarking on the 20th anniversary of MAX! 215 million rides is nothing to sneeze at either. Congratulations to TriMet for 20 years of operations and to all the leaders who helped make our light rail system happen.

  • KBOO Bike Show: Access to Cycling

    This month the KBOO Bike Show continues the theme of accessibility of biking. Guests include Ian Stude from the PSU bike co-op talking about programs for students. We also speak with Kirsty Hall from PDOT’s Transportation Options Progrm Options. Kirsty recently implemented a new program to help seniors feel more comfortable biking and will tell…

  • The Perfect Transit System?

    Two way loop route2 minute headways!Grade-separated, dedicated right-of-wayNo opertator in the vehicle (think of the cost savings)