Portland Transport

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  • 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.

  • KBOO Bike Show: Congressman Earl Blumenauer

    Listen to the show (mp3, 27.1MB) Earl discusses cycling and transportation policy and funding, both locally and nationally with Tori and Steph. Timo Forsberg from the Portland Bureau of Transportation talks about events for May’s “PDX Bike Month”.

  • 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