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Meet the “P Design Vehicle”
It is often said of traffic engineers that we’re an auto-centric bunch. I’m sure you’re aware of the list of sins—designing everything to minimize auto delay during the busiest 15 minutes and all that jazz. But what specific auto, pray tell, is at the centre of our auto-centrism? That would be what we in the…
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Not Sure Why We Don’t Hear More About This
The Streetblog network has a post about getting sidebars on trucks that would protect cyclists and pedestrians. Sure’re you’d still have a really bad day in a collision, but preventing vulnerable road users from going under the wheels might prevent a lot of fatalities.
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Open Thread for the Week of 9/15/13
A few tidbits to start the conversation: Today’s Oregonian front page headline story is an analysis by Joe Rose of how we can have less driving (starting in 2004, well before the recession) while still having congestion. Sightline has picked up on it. Frequent commenter Adron “Transit Sleuth” Hall is starting a video series entitled…
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C-Tran Back to Work on CRC
The Columbian is reporting that the C-Tran board of directors has directed their staff to go back to work on the Columbia River Crossing. This is important, because even in an “Oregon-only” CRC scenario somebody has to worry about the design for LRT stations in Vancouver, and C-Tran has to figure out how to shoulder…
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OPAL’s Pitch to TriMet
OPAL (Organizing People Activating Leaders), the parent organization of Bus Riders Unite, will be making it’s case tomorrow before the TriMet board for its “Campaign for a Fair Transfer”. The campaign, which would extend transfer times as a mitigation for reduced frequency has been a major equity push for the organization. Here is their proposal…