Portland Transport

Category: Transportation Funding

  • Toll Road Blowback

    I understand that the Governor of Indiana is in a tough re-election race, in part because he leased a toll road to a foreign corporation. And in Texas, a documentary film, Truth Be Tolled, has been produced in opposition to the Trans-Texas Corridor: Government has figured out a way to make money on public infrastructure.…

  • Funding the Backlog?

    Over at the Oregonian’s City Hall blog, they’re reporting that Sam Adams is making a pitch to his City Council colleagues to use part of the City of Portland’s $19M in one-time money to work some of the backlog in transportation maintenance projects. The Friday Trib narrowed in on one project on the list, maintenance…

  • Tax Policy Head On

    It’s been remarked more than once recently that we seem to be repeating some of the same arguments over and over. I’m going to try to segment out some of those to highlight them in their own threads, so we can have the definitive discussion and then hopefully move on and not need to repeat…

  • BTA Advocates Bike Boulevard Project

    Update 10/11/06: Over at the BTA Blog, they’re reporting that this is still up for grabs in the next round of decision making and have suggestions for the next steps for advocacy. Original Post 9/29/06: We heard from you and hundreds of other cyclists that you strongly prefer cycling on low-traffic bicycle boulevards. Here’s your…

  • Disruptive Technology for Tolling

    Disruptive technologies are those that displace an existing technology, usually by offering a lower-cost solution with a different approach. Hat-tip to reader Ross Williams who passed on this reference to GPS-based tolling technologies. There are also potential applications in related areas like pay-as-you-drive insurance, and a VMT tax as an alternative to fuel taxes.