-
Low-Stress Bicycling and Bike Network Connectivity
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Peter Furth (Northeastern University) Topic: Low-Stress Bicycling and Bike Network Connectivity When: Friday, May 4th, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
-
We’re Number 10!
Transit service is a painful topic right now, but we might want to take a second to remember that relative to a lot of other places, we’re still in a pretty good place (but will never be complacent). The good folks at WalkScore have released a ranking of major metros by their aggregate TransitScore –…
-
More Reflections on car2go
Now that car2go has been in operation for a few weeks, I’ve had a chance to use it a handful of times and have some additional observations. There’s also been more than a little chatter on the interwebs among transportation advocates that car2go makes it too convenient to use a car! In my own use,…
-
Digging Into TriMet’s Proposed Service Changes: Washington County Edition
Last month, Zef covered in detail TriMet’s proposed service changes to both NE and NW Portland. (He also had some additional thoughts on the cuts as a whole over at Portland Afoot, see also here). Zef is unfamiliar with Washington County, so we agreed that I would do the article about the proposed changes affecting…
-
Is Parking (or Avoiding it) the Killer App for car2go?
Perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of the car2go car-sharing system that debuted in Portland last week is one-way rentals. One-way trips imply a very different parking model than the incumbent Zipcar. Zipcars have reserved spaces (for which Zipcar pays the City – at least for those in on-street meter zones). You have to end each…