Portland Transport

Who Really Pays for Parking?

The excellent folks at Sightline have looked at recent multifamily construction in Seattle and analyzed the parking use and financing. The conclusion – zoning regulations and bank demands result in more parking being built than needed, and the parking loses money. That means folks are making up the difference in what they pay for housing,…

January 9, 2014
CRC Tolling Analysis Released

ODOT has released the investment-grade analysis of toll revenue for the Columbia River Crossing (PDF) and has concluded that the revenue is sufficient to fund the project (surprise) if tolling begins in 2016. We hope to have a critique from Joe Cortright shortly.

January 7, 2014
A Little Wonkery From One of Our Own

The PSU Winter Transportation Seminar Series kicks off with a panel of student presentations, including one from Portland Transport contributor Zef Wagner: Speakers: Nick Foster, Christopher Muhs and Zef Wagner, Portland State University Topics: Evaluating Driver and Pedestrian Behaviors at Enhanced Multilane Midblock Pedestrian Crossings: Case Studies in Portland, OR — Bicycling is Different: Built Environment Relationships…

January 6, 2014
Open Thread: New Year’s Edition

What are your thoughts about transportation in the new year?

January 2, 2014
KBOO Bike Show: Best of 2013

Listen to the show (mp3, 53.7MB) Tori collates some of the best conversations of 2013, including the audience favorite: “ethicist” Randy Cohen.

January 2, 2014