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The Other Tollbooth Drops
In Sunday’s Oregonian, Jim Mayer reports that a study of the tolling options for building the Newberg Dundee bypass concludes that the most efficient revenue model would require tolling BOTH the new bypass and the existing route on 99W.
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Burnside Bridge Mid-Week Closure
Update: Apparently they found the concrete. The bridge will be closed Tuesday to Friday. The Burnside Bridge will be closed to road traffic from 8:00 pm on Tuesday, May 2 until 6:00 am on Friday, May 5 to allow a contractor to pour a concrete sidewalk on the new lift span deck. Update: the closure…
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Neighborhood Traffic Calming
The Friday seminar at PSU this week will be about neighborhood traffic calming, a perennial favorite: Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2006 Transportation Seminar Series Topic: Neighborhood Traffic Calming: From Investigation to Implementation Speakers: Kevin Chang, King County Department of Transportation When: Friday, May 5, 2006, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center…
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Oil Supply Uncertainty
The rising demand for and declining supply of oil will likely have tremendous impacts on land use and transportation planning efforts in the Portland region for decades to come. This will be an issue of ongoing concern to Metro as we work with the public, businesses and other governments to shape regional transportation planning and…
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Stranger Danger and Transportation
I came across an interesting blog post from a family trying to live car-free for a year. One of the interesting aspects is getting the kids to various places. This launches into the topic of “stranger danger”, the fear that someone is going to abduct our kids. Certainly I know that when our kids were…