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Not a Satellite
At MPAC last night we had a very interesting presentation. The mayors of Sandy and Estacada presented about what’s happening, particularly with growth, in their cities. At Metro we use to talk about cities like these (Canby, Newberg and St. Helens are other examples) as “satellite cities” since they were outside Metro’s UGB. Apparently this…
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Portland Transport sends candidate questionnaire to Oregon Governor candidates
The following went out as an advisory to the press last night: Portland Transport sends candidate questionnaire to Oregon Governor candidates Portland Transport, a blog focusing on transportation policy in the Portland/Vancouver metro region, has issued a candidate questionnaire (attached) for the Oregon Governor’s race. “State policy has a huge effect on local transportation and…
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How Will Portland Implement Measure 37
When he’s not busy working on traffic safety at the Portland Office of Transportation, contributor Greg Raisman also chairs City Club’s Growth Management and Environment Committee, where they’re going to explore some of the local impacts of Measure 37, which is bound to touch on transportation. Please join the City Club of Portland’s Growth Management…
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Rehabilitate the Sellwood Bridge
We’re happy to welcome Jim Howell to the rolls of Portland Transport contributors with this perspective on a potentially less costly way to deal with the Sellwood Bridge. The apparent assumption that the Sellwood Bridge must be replaced and that it will take ten to twenty years to do it is misguided. This historic 1925…
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Damper on Light Rail to Clark County?
Yesterday’s Oregonian reports that the Federal Transit Administration is pressuring Clark County to evaluate a variety of modes, not just Light Rail, in its study of high capacity transit options. Federal meddling, or just prudent review of all the possibilities?