Portland Transport

Category: Streetcar

  • Streetcar/Bike Conflict Averted

    We reported here a few weeks ago about a conflict brewing between bike lanes and streetcar tracks in South Waterfront. It was also blogged about in other places. I’m happy to report that City Council adopted a resolution this morning with a new concept that has the support of representatives of all the modes. The…

  • Academic Research on the Portland Streetcar

    It’s not every day that you get to read a master’s these about your favorite transportation project. So I settled down over the weekend with a cold beverage and all 210 pages of University of Calgary student Tom Gardiner’s thesis: Understanding Perceptions of the Portland Streetcar System. Even better, Tom’s thesis focuses in on my…

  • A Painful Conflict

    Over at BikePortland.org, Jonathan reports on a conflict brewing between streetcars and bikes in the new South Waterfront development. As a multimodal alternative transportation advocate, it pains me greatly to see two modes that I love in conflict with each other. I serve as chair of the Portland Streetcar Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and as…

  • Lessons from the Netherlands: Fare Policy

    Riding trams in the Netherlands this week, I have been struck by the number of ways to buy a fare: 1) On most trains in Amsterdam there is a conduction in a booth selling tickets. I am told that conductors were only recently added back to trains, in part to make customers feel more secure.…

  • A Variety of Streetcar (Tram) Streets in Amsterdam

    A few days ago I shared a photo of a local shopping street served by trams here in Amsterdam. I’ve compiled a set of photos of trams running on different types of streets and the variety of design treatments used. Different solutions seem to work well for different needs.