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If You’re Happy and You Know It…
“What does happiness have to do with transportation?” you may ask. I will tell you but first bear with me for a description of a new paradigm for public policy outlined by London School of Economics professor in his new book entitled “Happiness.” It may be hard to believe that there was a time when…
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Opportunity to hear Vancouver’s Gordon Price tonight
Former Vancouver, B.C. City Councilor Gordon Price will address the PSU/PDOT Traffic and Transportation class tonight and the public is invited: The Portland Office of Transportation’s “Traffic & Transportation” course invites you to join the class for an evening! Gordon Price, adjunct professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of…
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Traffic Circles in the Netherlands
One of the unique bicycle features in the Netherlands is that traffic circles (‘rotaries’ if you grew up on the east coast like I did) have a separate lane for bikes. Concrete islands help regulate the flow of autos to avoid conflicts with bikes.
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Academic Research on the Portland Streetcar
It’s not every day that you get to read a master’s these about your favorite transportation project. So I settled down over the weekend with a cold beverage and all 210 pages of University of Calgary student Tom Gardiner’s thesis: Understanding Perceptions of the Portland Streetcar System. Even better, Tom’s thesis focuses in on my…
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Traffic Enforcement in the Netherlands
We had the opportunity to spend about two hours with Chief Smoorenburg during our visit to Amsterdam (the chief’s HQ was outside Utrecht, a one hour train ride, 30 minute tram ride and 20 minute walk from Amsterdam). The Chief is responsible for traffic enforcement for the county surrounding Utrecht.