Category: Modes

  • 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,…

  • 8 Out of 9 Experts Support Federal Transit Aid

    Via Planetizen: A panel assembled by The National Journal overwhelmingly favors the bill now in Congress that would provide $2B in operating assistance to transit agencies.

  • Car Culture on the Wane?

    In a post titled “The Great Car Reset” creative-class guru Richard Florida documents the decline in young people getting drivers licenses.

  • KBOO Bike Show: Pedalpalooza 2010

    Listen to the show (mp3, 25.6MB) Kicking off on June 10th, Portland’s Pedalpalooza packs over 250 bike themed events into just two weeks. From Cruller Crawls to Pedal Potluck Picnics . . . From Legal Clinics to Naked Rides, there should be something of interest to everyone. And almost all events are free! On this…