-
Metro green-lights study of Powell/Division corridor, hints at broader BRT future.
At it’s recent Thursday meeting, the Metro board voted 7-0 to move forward with a study of the Powell/Division Transit Corridor. The corridor in question stretches from Portland State University out to Gresham, centered on SE Powell Boulevard and SE Division Street, ending around Mount Hood Community College. (A full-size pdf of the above map…
-
The catch-22 of bicycle safety
As many of you have heard, a few nights ago a 29-year old woman riding her bicycle downtown was struck and killed by a truck. Several weeks ago, an 11-year old boy in Vancouver was struck and killed by a C-TRAN bus. The response in more than a few media sources was “oh dear, urban…
-
Car-sharing and the RAND corporation.
Today, Ezra Klein of the Washington Post highlighted a RAND Corporation report claiming that car-sharing cuts back very little on energy consumption. One major flaw in the analysis: The conclusion is based on the principle that most car-share users are non-car-owners who already drive infrequently–fair enough. It then poses the hypothetical about 20% of the…
-
UPDATED: LIFT service affected by transit strike
UPDATE: KOIN reports that a tentative deal has been reached. Terms of the deal have not been released pending ratification. Original message content after the jump.
-
Bike Score joins Walk Score and Transit Score
Check out Portland’s ratings here.