Category: Modes

  • KBOO Bike Show: Cycling in Italy, Bikes and Sewers

    Listen to the show (mp3, 26.3MB) Elle Thalheimer (Lonely Planet Cycling in Italy) and Daniel Sharp discuss cycling in Italy and the Giro d’Italia. Evan Ross and Alex Phillips talk about summer recreational riding in Portland and Oregon. Mark Lear and Catherine Ciarlo from the City of Portland and Sarah Mirk of the Mercury overview…

  • Taking the Slow Lane to HSR

    Oregon won’t apply for the next round of Federal High Speed Rail grants because we can’t assemble the local match.

  • Modal Smack-down at JPACT

    Freight interests are making a play for flexible Federal dollars that have in recent years been allocated to active transportation. Excellent coverage at the BTA blog.

  • The Four-Car Type IV MAX Train

    (Or, unfortunately, not a good afternoon for TriMet employees and customers.) Video after the jump…

  • Two Paradigms for Transit Parking

    Last month I had the chance to sit in on a brown bag session about the new bike parking facility under construction at the Sunset Transit Center. Currently, the main way to get secure bike parking at a transit center is to rent a locker for a monthly fee. This has never worked for me,…