Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • Bikes and Commuter Rail

    A reader passes on this article about a commuter rail coach designed specifically to accomodate cyclists and their bikes. The MBTA will put this in service for weekend trips from Boston to popular recreational destinations. Perhaps we could hook one on to the Wine Train?

  • Trails Strategy Posted

    Update 4 July 2006: Two nice pieces in the Trib this morning about the trails plan: one on the overall system, one on the North Portland trail. Original Post 22 June 2006: From the BTA Blog, Portland Parks and Rec has posted their Trails Strategy (PDF, 1.5M) and will present it to City Council on…

  • Tomorrow on the KBOO Bike Show

    Sara will interview bike touring experts Carie and Allan Folz about their expedition to Laos, on a tandem, with their 2-year-old son Cody.

  • TriMet Seeks Input on Web Site Design

    From an e-mail blast from TriMet: We want your opinion! TriMet, Metro and the City of Portland are building a new website to provide the public with timely information about the Portland Mall Light Rail construction project beginning in January 2007. Please help us make the site as useful as possible by taking this brief…

  • Portland Messengers Rate Mention in the The Economist

    This week’s Economist includes an article datelined Portland that talks about a threat to bicycle messengers: electronic document transmission.