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Burnside Transportation and Urban Design Plan
Over at commissionersam.com the Commish is blogging about controversy over the Burnside Couplet plan. I urge readers to attend the Town Hall mentioned to learn more about the project and put your views on record. As neighborhood transportation chair in Northwest Portland I had the opportunity to participate in two year-plus-long planning processes around the…
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300 Miles of Tram Tracks
Commissioner Sam Adams, just back from Melbourne, talks about their 300 miles of tram tracks (compared to our soon-to-be 8 miles of Streetcar tracks here) over at this blog. [Post comments over there, not here.]
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TriMet Grapples with Energy Costs
TriMet’s board has adopted a corrective action plan to deal with increased diesel fuel costs (about $5M over budget for the year). In addition to conservation measures, the plan includes a 15 cent fare increase… On a more hopeful note, in conjunction with the Bonneville Power Administration, TriMet has installed a fuel cell at its…
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On Being a Transit-Assisted Pedestrian
I don’t think of myself as a transit rider, although I certainly ride transit frequently. I don’t even think of myself primarily as a bicycle rider, although when I go to the office, it’s most often on my bike. My primary identification is as a pedestrian. Most of my travel around the city is on…
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BTA Releases “Blueprint for Better Biking”
On October 6, 2005, the BTA released our Blueprint for Better Biking: 40 Ways to Get There. The report provides a strategy and roadmap to increase bicycling in the Portland metro area. The report provides 40 essential projects, programs, and policies that are critical to bringing the region to the next level, and a “Top…