Portland Transport

Category: Sustainability

  • Sprawl Will Trump Fuel Efficiency

    Via Planetizen: A new report (as reported in the Detroit Free Press) from the Urban Land Institute suggests that increased Vehicle Miles Traveled due to sprawl will increase greenhouse gas production faster than more efficient vehicles will reduce them. Compare that to our region, where we are keeping VMT constant or reducing it slightly even…

  • Govs Appeal to Automakers on Climate Change

    From the Daily Journal of Commerce: Gov. Ted Kulongoski and 12 other governors Thursday sent a letter to carmakers asking the industry to support the governors’ commitment to address climate change.

  • Lobbying Shapes Fuel Economy Standards?

    Monday’s O includes this article (originally from the Detroit Free Press) about how much various auto makers spent lobbying Congress on the CAFE standards.

  • More Green Streets

    The City of Portland is ramping up its efforts to make our streets more environmentally friendly. From the Daily Journal of Commerce: A policy approved by Portland City Council in April makes green street features like curb extensions, bioswales and stormwater planter systems a required part of all city-funded infrastructure projects in the public right-of-way.

  • Better than Some

    Streetsblog reports on a Natural Resources Defense Council publication (PDF, 129K) that puts Oregon among the top 10 states for reducing our dependence on oil. I’m not sure it’s nearly good enough.