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Car Free Conference [in Portland] Open for Registration
Early bird discount ends February 29th. Portland, Ore. Hosts International “Towards Carfree Cities” Conference in June 2008 Participants to discuss urban livability, sustainable transportation, and alternatives to private cars PORTLAND, Ore. (January 16, 2008)—The World Carfree Network, in collaboration with SHIFT, presents the Towards Carfree Cities conference series in Portland, Ore. on June 16-20, 2008.…
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TriMet withdraws plan for immediate changes to Fareless Square
This info comes courtesy of the Portland Mercury Blog, which has posted a TriMet Press Release. As of this writing, the press release is not yet available on the TriMet web site. Read the full post at the Mercury: TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen may have skipped two public hearings on the matter, but apparently…
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Milwaukie’s MAX: TriMet releases cost, rider numbers
The Clackamas Review today reports that TriMet released the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Milwaukie MAX project last week. It estimates that costs will range from $1.25 billion to $1.42 billion and that the line could draw more than 25,000 daily passengers, up to almost one-half of which aren’t currently using transit. The…
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Blue Ribbon Panel Call for Gas Tax Hike Shouted Down
The “National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission” appointed by Congress two years ago recommended $285B in infrastructure spending annually for the next 25 years to deal with the deteriorating transportation system. To fund the improvements, they proposed a $0.40 increase in the Federal Gas Tax, to be phased in over several years. Remarkably,…
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So You Think We’ve Got Problems?
Everything’s relative. I thought I’d start this thread to invite readers to compare Portland’s transport situation with other cities’, either those we think are in better shape, or those we think are in worse shape. I think (hope) the comparisons will help us keep our perspective. I’ve going to start off with two brief stories,…