Portland Transport

Category: Pedestrians

  • Reporting on Willamette Shoreline Transit Workshop

    Yesterday’s O had a brief article on the workshop held on Tuesday. The article focused quite a bit on the trail aspect, which is important (I looked at a bike map to see how I might get to the workshop by bike or a bike/bus combo, and concluded you can’t get there!). But my favorite…

  • Northern Jealousy

    Sometimes I just can’t help being a little jealous. Recently two pieces came across my desk about better mode splits for bikes and walking in Canada. The Daily Score reports that in Vancouver, B.C., they’ve already blown past their 2021 goals (by 50%!) for bike and pedestrian trips. And VTPI has an academic paper (PDF,…

  • Portland Parks Seeks Feedback on Trails Strategy

    Portland Parks and Recreation has a released a draft strategy (PDF, 420K) for development of the Portland segments of the regional trails network. Check it out and let them know what you think. Or attend the formal presentation: Thursday, June 1, 2006 6:30 – 8:00 pm Portland Building – Second Floor Room C 1120 SW…

  • Criminally Slow?

    Hat tip to Craig Bollen for passing this along from Yahoo News. I also caught a short version on the KOIN news last night. Woman, 82, Gets Ticket for Slow Crossing LOS ANGELES – An 82-year-old woman received a $114 ticket for taking too long to cross a street. Mayvis Coyle said she began shuffling…

  • Dreaming a Tea Party in the Middle of Traffic

    I never met Sara Cogan before she was struck by a Honda Accord while crossing NW 23rd Avenue at Quimby Street. It was the evening of January 31, and she and her daughter-in-law, Danielle, were heading home. It was a rainy night. The car, driven by 23-year-old Colleen McClure, apparently struck Danielle first, and then…