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Elasticy of Roadway Demand Illustrated Again
There was a lot of discussion in various media and blogs last week about the traffic jam that didn’t materialize when I-5 was severely limited during construction in the Seattle area. Demonstrating once again that all those drivers apparently do have real choices. Either the trips really weren’t vital, or they have other options. Here’s…
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Fall CRC Update
The Columbia River Crossing project has scheduled several additional open houses in October: Wednesday, October 17 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Former Hayden Island Yacht Club 12050 N. Jantzen Drive, Portland, Oregon Saturday, October 20 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lincoln Elementary School 4200 NW Daniels, Vancouver, WA And the only remaining task force meeting…
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Maintenance, Safety Funding Packages Looks Viable
The latest polling reveals reasonable support for a combination of funding sources to help pay for reducing Portland’s $422M street maintenance backlog and helping fund a variety of safety projects. The PDOT press release is copied below. You can also find the overview presentation on the polling on portlandonline.com. And here is the Oregonian coverage.…
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Clackamas County Transit in Wrong Places?
According to an article in the O, a consultant reporting to the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners has concluded that TriMet routes are not aligned efficiently for commute trips: “We’re behind our neighbors and the rest of the nation,” said Yung Ouyang, who presented the analysis to Clackamas County commissioners Tuesday. “Nobody can get to…