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Seminar on Zoning and Transportation
We’ve discussed before the idea that zoning may be a cause of sprawl. This Friday the weekly PSU transportation seminar will focus in on the connections between zoning and transportation: Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2006 Transportation Seminar Series Topic: Zoned Out: Regulation, Markets, and Choices in Transportation and Metropolitan Land Use…
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PDOT Job Opening
Ever wanted to be a Transportation Demand Management Specialist? Here’s your opportunity!
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CRC Week: Open Thread
I’m about to close comments on the Columbia River Crossing Week posts, so I can bundle them up and submit them for the record. If you’d like to keep discussing the items, do so here.
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Final Chapter in CRC Week: TR-8 to 10, 13 and 14, the Exotic Ideas
Pages 4-7 to 4-10, 4-13 and 4-14 (PDF, 382K) of the screening report (PDF 3.3M) describe some of the more exotic ways of getting people across the river: Ferries Monorails Maglev Trains Personal Rapid Transit People Movers Staff reject them. I’m actually sorry to see Ferries crossed off the list, but I appreciate the argument…
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CRC Week: RC-14 to 18 and 21, the Alternative Corridors
Described on pages 5-14 to 5-23 (PDF, 482K) of the report (PDF 3.3M) these are all some variation on putting the additional traffic somewhere else. In most cases (except for the I-205 improvements scenario), in a new corridor. A new corridor would open up new land for development and quite likely encourage sprawl and more…