Portland Transport

Category: Transportation Technology

  • Peek into the Future

    ITS Oregon, the local chapter of the Intelligent Transportation Society has a demonstration of Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) coming up. Here’s the early info. Unfortunately, I have two conflicting meetings that day. It would be great if a member of the Portland Transport community could be there and send back a report. What: High-tech Future…

  • Google Mobile Adds Traffic Info

    Google Mobile has just added real-time traffic data to their mobile maps service. It says data is available for 30 cities. But since my Treo is not one of the supported devices, I can’t tell if this includes Portland.

  • Traveler Information

    A while back, I wrote about the concept of TSM&O. Yesterday, I had a chance to sit in on a workshop visioning one of the next steps: Traveler Information – I even got to demo Transit Surfer. The idea behind Traveler Information is to give people the information they need before or during their trip…

  • Electric Bikes Take Hold in China

    Jerry passes along this article from IEEE Spectrum, apparently indicating that despite government attempts to ban them, electric bikes are thriving in China. My favorite quote from the story describes the U.S. as being in a “bubble” of highways and long-distance travel…

  • Enhanced Hybrids in Austin

    Jerry passes along the following: On August 22, the City of Austin launched its “Plug-In Austin” campaign, a community-wide push to promote mass production of plug-in hybrid vehicles that combine the gas-electric hybrid technology with a larger battery that can be recharged through a standard wall socket. Alliance Associate Austin Energy has donated $1 million…