Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • The Other Tollbooth Drops

    In Sunday’s Oregonian, Jim Mayer reports that a study of the tolling options for building the Newberg Dundee bypass concludes that the most efficient revenue model would require tolling BOTH the new bypass and the existing route on 99W.

  • Burnside Bridge Mid-Week Closure

    Update: Apparently they found the concrete. The bridge will be closed Tuesday to Friday. The Burnside Bridge will be closed to road traffic from 8:00 pm on Tuesday, May 2 until 6:00 am on Friday, May 5 to allow a contractor to pour a concrete sidewalk on the new lift span deck. Update: the closure…

  • Eastside Transit Alternatives Open House

    Mark your calendars. This Wednesday (May 3) there is an open house at Metro (room 370) from 4 to 7pm to review options for circulator transit service from dowtown to the east side. Options include Streetcar and a bus circulator (or doing nothing at all). There will also be a public hearing on May 10th…

  • End in Sight for Fareless Square?

    Friday’s Tribune reported on a recommendation from a TriMet advisory committee suggesting that it might be time to terminate fareless square. There seem to be a number of factors at play here: TriMet is squeezed to pay for operating costs for the new Green Line, and could use the extra fare revenue. The City of…

  • Portland Bike Summit Takes Shape

    The official announcement is out. Plan on being at the PSU Smith Center from 8:30 to 1:30 on Saturday, June 17th. Workshops will include: Portland’s I Share the Road campaign Innovations in Bikeways Here and Abroad Who Put the Fun in Bike Fun? From Breakfast on the Bridges to Pedalpalooza New Laws for Bikes –…