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Is Transit Active Transportation?
PSU Transportation Seminar Links Between Public Transportation and Physical Activity Speaker: Brian Saelens, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Seattle’s Children’s Hospital & University of Washington Topic: Links Between Public Transportation and Physical Activity When: Friday, November 7, 12-1 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 Summary: This…
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ThreeFour TPAC Seats OpenUpdated 11/3/14 Once again, several positions on TPAC are open: Also, as mentioned at last Friday’s meeting, we have started the recruitment for TPAC community representative positions and the application is now open online. Three positions are open for two-year terms starting January 2015 and an additional one-year position is open, also starting January 2015. …
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Boston Did it, Could Portland?
The City of Boston has adopted a policy that all heavy trucks used by firms contracting with the City must have side-guards to protect cyclists from going under the wheels in the event of a collision. Sounds like a great component of Vision Zero to me!
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November 2014 Open Thread
Time to turn the clocks back, start thinking about shopping, and have another Open Thread. Next Tuesday is election day. If you haven’t voted already, there are many places to drop off ballots around town (it is likely too late for mail; ballots that don’t reach the elections office by the close of the polls…
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The Policy Folly of Park and Rides
Over at Human Transit, Jarrett has an excellent post detailing why dedicated park & ride facilities (as opposed to shared use of existing parking lots that have another principal function – like church lots) make no sense from either a transportation or land use point of view, especially when there is no charge for parking.…