Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • Wishing I Could Be in Two Places Tomorrow

    I’ll be attending the Coalition for a Livable Future’s Regional Livability Summit tomorrow, but if I weren’t I’d be over at PSU at lunchtime for transportation seminar for a session on how Bike Share is likely to work in Portland (Urban Center, Room 204, noon-1pm).

  • Vintage Brakes

    Following the discussion here over the weekend about employing the Vintage Trolleys on the Loop line, I spoke to Portland Streetcar Executive Director Rick Gustafson. ADA concerns are not the only obstacle. Both the OMSI flyover on the east side and Harrison Street on the west side feature 7% grades. The braking systems on the…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Beer and Coffee

    Listen to the show (mp3, 25.9MB) Beer + Beans + Bikes = Love. Tori is joined by Ellee Thalheimer, co-author of Hop in the Saddle a guide to Portland’s craft beer scene by bike and co-host Steph Routh brings a hop-scotch journey to a few of those local brew pubs. In the second half of…

  • Streetcar Gets Musical on Friday!

    The second annual Streetcar Mobile Musicfest happens tomorrow. It’s a great opportunity to check out the new ‘CL’ Loop line. The musical groups will be on the vehicles between the Leftbank building and OMSI. Here’s the schedule: 5:50 – 6:50 Sassparilla 6:05 – 7:05 MC Rose 6:20 – 7:20 The Ocean Floor 6:40 – 7:40…

  • What Happens Now When a Streetcar Goes Out of Service?

    As I’ve mentioned here before, because the cars from United Streetcar/Oregon Iron Works are a bit behind schedule (the first car is on the test track at OIW now! but it will still be there a while) to support the new east side line, we have to run every car in our 11 car fleet…