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Mobility as a Market Good
Let’s face it. All trips have a price – whether it’s the cost of gas, the time-value of waiting in congestion, or a transit fare. Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2011 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Roger Chen (Portland State University) Topic: Identifying Market Segments based on Observed Travel and Activity Patterns…
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APTA list ranks Portland #11 in nation for transit savings
The American Public Transit Association (APTA) just released their Transit Savings Report, which estimates how much people save monthly and annually from taking transit instead of driving. Portland is ranked #11 among US cities, with monthly savings of $856 and annual savings of $10,269. The report uses the cost of a monthly transit pass to…
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The Smartphone App I’m Waiting For
One of my key bicycle ‘gateway’ corridors is Naito Parkway. I use it to get from my neighborhood in NW Portland to the parts of downtown closest to the river, and to any east side destination south of Burnside (by crossing the Steel Bridge and accessing the Esplanade). But there’s a problem. The route is…
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C-TRAN also considers BRT
TriMet is not the only local transit agency considering Bus Rapid Transit. C-TRAN is also in the early analysis and planning stages of a possible BRT line. They are calling this effort the Fourth Plain Transit Improvement Project. It appears that the proposed line, while still in early stages, would roughly follow the route of…