Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • Building Biker’s Paradise – and the Rest of Portland

    Late last year, I was on a podcast talking about the Comprehensive Plan update and was asked about tips for where the best places to live in the future would be. Intuitively I answered “inner SE and inner NE are going to get even more awesome”. Last week, my intuition got validated by some data.…

  • Multi-modality in the Netherlands

    OTREC at PSU is pleased to host an informal, post-term, welcome-summer seminar… Eva Heinen, Ph.D. Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Cycling in the Netherlands and Multi-Modality Public transport as well as walking and cycling offer an environmental friendly alternative to car travel. Not only trips that are solely made by public…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Pedalpalooza, City Club Study, Dishwasher Pete

    Listen to the show (mp3, 25.8MB) Michelle and Steph review Pedalpalooza rides, speak with Craig Beebe of the City Club Bicycle Study Committee and interview “Dishwasher Pete” Jordan about cycling in Amsterdam.

  • Portland BRT: How open should it be?

    Bus Rapid Transit has been getting a lot of attention in the Portland metro area recently. North of the Columbia, C-TRAN has been planning its Fourth Plain BRT project. Here in Oregon, the Powell/Division Transit Project, widely expected to be BRT of some sort, is getting ready to start. (You might be interested in this…

  • The Best Bicycle Tax: A Street Utility Fee

    I suppose it was entirely predictable… City Club issued its report last week “No Turning Back: A City Club Report on Bicycle Transportation in Portland” – basically concluding that bicycles are now part of the urban transportation fabric and need to be thoroughly integrated into our transportation planning process, with a focus on education and…