Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • A Tale of Two [Bicycling] Cities

    Over the past 15 years Portland has been very successful in building its bikeway network, installing bicycle parking, and running promotional programs in support of bicycling. The results have been dramatic as increasing bicycle use has correlated nicely with the growth of the network and has demonstrated the success of the “build it and they…

  • End of Day 1 – Transit Enhancers

    Finishing up the first official day for Portland Transport, I want to thank a number of folks: Our wonderful contributors The 400+ folks who visited today The “friends and family” who helped us burn in the site over the weekend The four local blogs who gave us a plug today The one blog that trashed…

  • 4-4-2 Columbia Crossing

    Columbia River Crossing … a tunnel, a “Burnside Bridge” with MAX, and a freight arterial with added passenger rail capacity … Let’s call it the “4-4-2.” Deliberations have begun on different options for a Columbia River Crossing. A tunnel under the Columbia River (including Oregon Slough/Portland Harbor) may offer a simple – even elegant, data…

  • Wanted: 3000 Donuts

    The Bicycle Transportation Alliance is searching for 3000 donuts. At a recent staff meeting, our Program Director Brita Johnson asked if we knew where to find 3000 donuts. That’s right, 250 dozen. Well, Voodoo Donuts has their Tex-Ass Sized donuts, but asking them to make 3000 cool donuts isn’t a likely winner. Perhaps Franz Bakery,…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Pedalpalooza

    Listen to the show (mp3, 13.4M) All about Shift’s 2-week bike festival.