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More Class Presentations
Last week I summarized several presentations from the PSU/PDOT Traffic and Transportation Class. Later in the week, I had a chance to be part of a panel, along with PDOT Director Sue Keil and Commissioner Adams’ chief of staff, Tom Miller, which reviewed and provided feedback on another set of class presentations. From these, I’ve…
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Introducing the Transit Surfer Tool
Today, Portland Transport is releasing a beta test version of our first transit tool, tentatively named the “Transit Surfer”. The Transit Surfer is our take at an improved mobile user interface for TriMet’s Transit Tracker tool. This uses TriMet’s real time arrival data to help you find when the next bus or train is arriving.…
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Musical Chairs at Metro: We Still Have a Seat
Some of you know that I have served for the last three years on Metro’s Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee (TPAC) alongside fellow Portland Transport contributor Scott Bricker. No longer. Today the Metro Council confirmed my appointment to the Metro Policy Alternatives Committee (MPAC). MPAC deals with the land use side of the equation. I’m looking…
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Bicycling wins big nationally; more trails and Safe Routes for Oregon
The Oregonian picked up on a national AP article yesterday about the growing influence of bicycling in Congress, and how that’s resulted in an increase in federal funds that can be spent on improving bicycling and walking conditions. The Oregonian article notes that President Bush switched to mountain biking from running a few years back…
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Google Transit Launches with TriMet
We got scooped by News4Neighbors, but here it is: today Google launched a Transit Trip Planner, using TriMet as their first partner, so right now it’s a Portland exclusive. My favorite part is the comparison of driving costs with the transit fare! What this highlights is that TriMet has great data, and a real willingness…