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There Oughta be a Law
The Oregon Legislature will convene in a short ten months. Now is the time to start developing ideas for legislation, finding sponsors and allies, and trying out your arguments. What changes would you like to see in the laws, what programs you think we should create and fund (and which ones should be killed) and…
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Making the Case for Planning
I had the opportunity to attend the MPAC Mayor’s Forum last Friday. The event was the first public review of a new study by Davis/Hibbitts on attitudes toward regional planning. You may have seen some of this quoted in the Oregonian on Friday. I’m trying to get a hold of the PowerPoint file, as there…
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Advocacy/Input Opportunities
Here are a couple of ways you can have impact on the transportation system: Over at the BTA blog, they are noting that the Metro Green Spaces bond measure may include funds for trails that could be used by bikes and peds. The hearings are this evening and Saturday. Get the details. ODOT is soliciting…
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Buses, Trains and Automobiles
Last night, the Downtown Neighborhood Association invited TriMet to a meeting to discuss issues around the Transit Mall Light Rail project. Last Friday’s Tribune sensationalized this to a degree. Looking over the written questions the association submited to TriMet, I was reminded of a challenge in working with neighborhood associations on large capital projects: the…
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The Regional Business Plan on Transportation
Last week I attended the Oregon Business Plan Summit. The Summit was also the occasion of the release of the first ever Regional Business Plan. Just as I found many things to like in the state plan, there is much to like about the regional plan. I could hardly have written a better set of…