A recent post on Streetsblog questions whether Robert Moses really understood the implications of what he was doing.

One of our readers likes to use the term “railfans” to describe the coalition of interests that keeps our Light Rail and Streetcar system developing. A slightly less malevolent term that is sometimes used is “Light Rail Mafia”. I suppose as a member of the Streetcar Board and someone who while serving on various advisory…

Glenn Jackson was the closest Oregon ever had to a Robert Moses-type character in transportation development. He was also considerably more enlightened than Moses, supporting the original Banfield Light Rail after support for the Mt. Hood Freeway faltered. Jackson was CEO of Pacific Power and Light, and for many years chair of the Oregon Highway…

I got the notice for next week’s JPACT Meeting (7:30am on the 14th, see the agenda and packet). This is one worth paying attention to, they’re looking at regional priorities for earmarks in the next federal transportation bill, and policy parameters for the final culling of the MTIP project list. There’s also a review of…