Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • My Trip: Michelle Looks for a Guiding Light on the Waterfront

    I’ve begun riding my new bicycle most places in lieu of taking the bus. It’s at least fifteen minutes quicker than on my way to work compared to the bus (7.71 miles one way!). I choose a bike lane, bike/pedestrian only path which leads me down the Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Generally, this proves to…

  • Bike Rentals in Lyon

    My Metro Council colleague Rod Park took these photos while on a family trip to France. “This is a new program Lyon is trying. You rent the bike for 1 euro for each hour after the first half hour which is free. They have about 20 stations city wide. You just pick one up and…

  • “Goods and Services” or “Freight”

    When I was starting this blog, I got feedback from a number of potential contributors that just talking about “mobility” was a problem, that “access” was the more comprehensive way to look at the issues. I eventually compromised and put both in the tag line for this site. I’m getting a similar education about “freight”.…

  • A Geeky but Practical Bicycle Question

    Folks who follow this blog know I’m a transportation geek. What folks may not know is that I’m also a geek geek, i.e., my day job is doing Internet technology. So sometimes my travels around the region require that I carry a laptop with me. I have yet to find a way to do this…

  • Sellwood Bridge: Can’t Get No Respect

    I recently attended a meeting of the Portland Freight Advisory Committee, where the Freight Master Plan was being reviewed. Once again, the Sellwood Bridge came up. The line of discussion: it’s not a freight project, so don’t list it as a project it in the master plan, and certainly don’t spend any funds targeted on…