Portland Transport

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  • Pedestrian Action!

    A press event coming up from our friends at the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition: Getting Around on Foot: New Report on Pedestrian Safety Needs and Call to Action for Better Walking Conditions Regionally WHAT The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) will soon release its Getting Around on Foot Action Plan, a study and report which identifies pedestrian…

  • Streetcar Equity

    I’ve been banging the transit equity drum quite a bit lately, so I probably owe it to folks to open a discussion about some of the equity issues we need to sort out as we prepare to open the Streetcar Loop in a couple of years. These are issues that are beginning to be discussed…

  • Let Me Say that Again

    It’s my fault, I buried the lead. In yesterday’s post, I laid out what I think are four legitimate policy questions about how we manage our transit system. And I saved what I thought was the best for last. Apparently, no one could get past the first one, as that was the focus of all…

  • Framing Our Transit Debates

    Our block group map is filling in! I thought that was a good opportunity to reflect on the way our debates around transit service get framed. View Larger Map As the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail line struggles to close its funding gap, the political debate (at least in transportation geek circles) continues to boil. The debate…

  • Walking as a Movement

    From our friends at the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition: TALKING ABOUT A GROWING MOVEMENT FOR WALKING . . . Local Pedestrian Advocacy Group Presents on Feet as Traffic PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 5, 2010 – Next Tuesday evening 7:30-9:00pm at Full Life Café, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition (WPC) will host a presentation and discussion called “On Walking: Growing…