-
Guest Post: A proposal for a downtown rail tunnel
This guest post is by Portland Transport reader dan w. We are always happy to publish well-written, topical guest posts; contact myself, Chris, or Bob if you are interested.–ES The idea of putting MAX underground through downtown Portland has been around for some time, and I’ve had a concept for a MAX subway that, with…
-
Buy Your Fare on Your Phone
Sick of those ticket machines? TriMet’s working with a local company on an app to buy your ticket…
-
What If the SW Corridor Started on the East Side?
click map to view full size Extending the Yellow Line south to Tualatin should be considered in the SW Corridor Plan. It would provide a north-south rapid transit alternative to I-5, which is becoming increasingly congested. The line would extend 19-miles between Vancouver WA and Tualatin with at least 24 stations providing connections to rest…
-
City of Portland engages in outrageous $2M power-play against TriMet.
In a move which apparently came as a complete surprise, Portland mayor Sam Adams has proposed levying/hiking various fees on TriMet, related to things like benches and shelters. The amount of the proposed fee hike is 8000%, or about $2M; intended to cover the cost of the YouthPass program, which was cut by TriMet in…
-
Cost of Safety Getting Some Analysis
Last week was a bit busy, and I didn’t have time to comment on the new Metro Safety Report. Jonathan has an excellent write-up over a BikePortland, so I won’t try to rehash it here. But the bottom line is that the cost of crashes is greater than the cost of congestion…