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Jarrett Walker – “A Field Guide to Transit Quarrels”
Late last month, Jarrett Walker of HumanTransit.org gave a great talk at Metro. PortlandTransport was there to record the event. Jarrett is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. Originally from Portland, he is now based in Sydney, Australia. His presentation, “A Field Guide to Transit Quarrels”, deals with the language and…
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Video Feature – Neil McFarlane Interview – Part 5
Here is the final segment in our interview with TriMet’s new General Manager, Neil McFarlane. Today our series concludes with a discussion of TriMet’s future plans, some “big picture” issues, and… Michael’s question! The complete list and schedule, after the break:
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City Club’s Big Ideas for Transportation Governance
City Club of Portland has just released its transportation governance study report: “Moving Forward: A Better Way to Govern Regional Transportation” (PDF, 5.5M). Among the big ideas for reforming transportation governance in our region: Shift most of the money that ODOT spends inside the region (other than for the freeway system) to be programmed by…
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City Club Report on Transportation Governance Due Thursday
A City Club of Portland research committee has been looking at transportation governance in our region for the last year or so, and they are scheduled to release their report this Thursday, February 25 (look here on Thursday). I had the privilege of helping brief the committee at the outset of their work on how…
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Multnomah County Wants Input on Its Capital Plan
From the County: Multnomah County welcomes comments on its public review draft of the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan and Program (CIPP) for Fiscal Years 2010-2014. The purpose of the CIPP is to ensure limited public funds are invested in transportation projects providing the greatest public benefit. The CIPP is updated every five years. The CIPP…