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Realizing a Dream, if Only for a Day
I’ve been a member of City Club for years (more than two decades actually) and a few years ago I mounted a small campaign to get them to put pressure on the Sentinel Hotel, where they meet for their Friday Forums (then known as the Governor Hotel), to add some quality bicycle parking (there are…
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Mid-April Open Thread
Now that tax season is past, it’s time for another open thread: The PMLR Bridge will be called: Tilikum Crossing: Bridge of the People. This name was chosen out of four finalists (the others being Cascadia Crossing, Wy’east Crossing, and a bridge named after Abigail Scott Duniway. The spelling of “Tilikum” was changed from the…
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City Schedules Transportation Funding Option Town Halls
From the Portland Bureau of Transportation: Mayor Charlie Hales, Commissioner Novick and Transportation Director Leah Treat will welcome the public and discuss transportation needs and funding options at the Our Streets PDX town hall events: Wednesday, April 16: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization, 10301 NE Glisan St. Thursday, April 17: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Kaiser Permanente’s…
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Transit Planning Practice in the Age of Transit-Oriented Development
PSU Transportation Seminar Speaker: Ian Carlton, UC Berkeley Topics: Transit Planning Practice in the Age of Transit-Oriented Development When: Friday, April 11, 2014, 12-1 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 Summary: Transit serves as backbone infrastructure for many regional and local visions for sustainable urban development. Also, many modern policies predicate transit funding on the…
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Final Four Open Thread
The Final Four starts tonight (and the women’s Final Four tomorrow), so it’s time for another open thread. Metro is engaging in public outreach over the “future of our transportation system”. The Multnomah County meeting has already occurred, but forums in Clackamas and Washington Counties are still upcoming. Metro Councilor Bob Stacey is proposing a…