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Oregonian Lays Off Transportation Reporter
Dylan Rivera, who for the last several years has covered the transportation beat, was laid off from the Oregonian today, along with more than 30 others from the newsroom. This will likely leave Joseph Rose, who has lately transitioned from the ‘commuting’ beat (and still maintains the “Hard Drive” blog) to a more general transportation…
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February, 2010 Open Thread
The original open thread for topic suggestions* has grown quite large, and isn’t always easy to find. I’m going to experiment with starting monthly open threads. Here’s one, just two days late… To get things started, here’s a link (sent in by a reader) to an interesting article on how vehicles with bicycles on the…
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Mark Your Calendars
A plethora of events coming up! Tonight: (Jan 11) – Occasional Portland Transport contributor Greg Raisman is presenting on traffic calming “Lessons From Europe: A Look at Residential Streets” at 7pm at Southeast Uplift. Wedneday: (Jan 13) Co-Vice-Chairs Gail Achterman and John Van Landingham will be presenting the recommendations of the MPO GHG Task Force…
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The DC Take on Transportation
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Tony Rufolo, PSU Topic: Adventures in DC: Getting Washington Perspectives on Transportation Research, Finance, and Policy When: Friday, Nov 20, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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Gordon’s Back in Town
The not-to-be-missed annual appearance of Gordon Price at the PBOT/PSU Traffic and Transportation class. Open to the public: On Thursday 11/19, Gordon Price will give a free presentation on the effective integration of transportation in high-density environments with an emphasis on land use. If you’ve seen Price speak before, fear not! He always has a…