Category: Modes

  • The Addressable, Queryable Bus Stop?

    Sometimes as I’m browsing through the too many RSS feeds I subscribe to, I’m struck by an interesting intersection between two items from different sources. That happened this weekend when I noted this comment (from regular commenter Dave H) on the open thread: I’m not sure if anyone here is familiar with QR Codes, but…

  • Pedestrian Safety Bill at the Legislature

    A note from Portland’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC): Senate Bill 424 has a Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee next Tuesday March 29, 8:30 AM. This is the Crosswalk Safety Bill (formerly known as the Hand Signal Bill) requested by the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition. In past years, the PAC has encouraged and supported this legislation.…

  • Improving transit speed downtown

    A discussion of ways to improve the speed of transit downtown–and a discussion as to whether that should be a priority.

  • Mad Men on HSR

    I don’t know that it’s going to inform the policy debate very much, but this video making the case for High Speed Rail is too funny to miss.

  • Spread the Gospel!

    I had a blast at RailVolution! here in Portland this year. Next year it moves to our nation’s capital and the call for speakers is now out: We want the people who will lead the movement — people who can best share the stories that will educate, provoke and inspire conference attendees through toolbox sessions,…