Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Brian Taylor, Professor of Urban Planning and Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, UCLA Topic: Transit’s Dirty Little Secret: Analyzing Patterns of Transit Use When: Friday, November 16, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center

A counterpoint to all the crime discussion… An opinion piece in the Charlotte Observer makes a good case for one of the ways transit enhances livability: it makes experiencing cities easy and fun.

This hit my mailbox this morning: We’re thrilled today to announce some big news: Flexcar will be merging with Zipcar, another U.S.-based car-sharing company. This is good news for you for several reasons, including: more markets, more vehicles, and enhanced technology. Your membership will soon enable you to reserve shared cars in New York, Boston,…

The 2007 Growth and Transportation Survey, sponsored by the National Association of Realtors and Smart Growth America, reveals some interesting results: 75% of those polled said that improving public transportation and building communities that don’t require as much driving were better long-term solutions for reducing traffic. Only 21% said that building new roads provided the…