Portland Transport

Category: Transportation Technology

  • The Four-Car Type IV MAX Train

    (Or, unfortunately, not a good afternoon for TriMet employees and customers.) Video after the jump…

  • Second Best ROI: ITS

    For the last month or so I’ve been banging the drum that cycling is the absolute best return on investment for transportation dollars (and Thank You! Portland City Council for adopting the Bicycle Plan for 2030). So what comes after that? I think Intelligent Transportation Systems are a good candidate for next highest Return on…

  • Potholes? There’s an App for that

    The City of Portland has an iPhone application that lets you report potholes, graffiti or other issues. You can include a photo and/or a GPS or map location. I don’t think I’ve seen an official announcement, so I suspect this is a beta or soft launch.

  • Explaining ITS

    Hat tip to Clackamas County Chair (and fellow transportation wonk) Lynn Peterson, who passed on a pointer to this excellent video explaining what Intelligent Transportation Systems are all about.

  • I’m in Love…

    With my Zipcar iPhone App. Who knew you could beep the horn across the Internet! Seriously, this looks really useful – nice job folks.