Portland Transport

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  • Is the Yellow Line the best rapid transit connection to Vancouver?

    While the CRC and its design remain a topic of hot controversy, one of the key design elements is the extension of light rail, specifically the Yellow Line, into Vancouver. Many in Portland insist on it. Many in Vancouver are just as opposed, considering light rail an expensive boondoggle. Currently, the only through services between…

  • The new TriMet bridge and river navigation

    Discussion of the Milwaukie MAX bridge’s impact on river users.

  • Vehicle of Urban Transformation?

    As an advocate for cycling as a means of daily transportation, I often get push back of the form: “Well, you can’t ________________ on a bicycle” (pick your objection – kids to soccer, stock up at Costco, etc.). But we’re increasingly seeing creative solutions. In many families the bakfiets has begun to play the same…

  • KBOO Bike Show: Getting Muddy

    Listen to the show (mp3, 25.6MB) This month’s Bike Show will go behind the scenes with bike racing. Guests Rick Potestio, Tony Kic and Sue Butler talk about getting muddy building race courses, where to ride around Portland if you want to ride fast, and how to get the peloton to stop with you when…

  • Safety First!

    Transportation for America has released a new report “Dangerous by Design” (PDF, 1.6M) scoring safety for people walking and riding bicycles state by state and metro area by metro area. Oregon’s rankings are here. Portland ranked as the 7th least dangerious metro, but there are still far too many injuries and deaths and we have…