Portland Transport

Category: Pedestrians

  • Walk Score Explained

    The folks behind the Walk Score web tool are on the Smart City radio program this week and explain the origins and growth of the tool (real estate sites like Zillow are providing millions of hits).

  • Economic Value of Walkability

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Joe Cortright, Vice President/Economist, Impresa, Inc. Topic: Economic Value of Walkability When: Friday, Oct 23, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204

  • Get Your Walking Shoes On

    And walk on over to the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne on Thursday September 24th for the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition’s annual meeting. Date: Sept. 24, 2009 Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM Location: Lucky Lab SE 915 SE Hawthorne Meet fellow pedestrians and hear about WPC accomplishments and plans. We will recognize outstanding contributors and present the…

  • Updated: Walk There

    Updated: 5/5/09 My correspondent at Metro tells me that the Walk There guide is now available in an updated second edition, but is, unfortunately, no longer free. It is available for $9.95 from the Metro Data Resource Center and at local book stores. Many of the walks are available as free downloadable PDFs from Metro’s…

  • Half of Regional Flexible Funds Go to Bike/Ped Projects

    Fantastic news! Get the details over at the BTA Blog. Congratulations and thanks to TPAC and JPACT!