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A Good Day for Active Transportation at the Legislature
On the final day of its 2013 session, the Oregon Legislature made bike and pedestrian projects eligible for Connect Oregon funding (capital funds fueled by the lottery). They also provided $3.6M for a sidewalk project in East Portland where a young child was killed earlier this year. All in all, a good day!
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KBOO Bike Show: Oregon Scenic Bikeways
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.5MB) Tori and Steph talk with Alex Phillips, Bicycle Recreation Coordinator at Oregon Parks and Recreation, and Kristin Dahl of Travel Oregon about riding around Oregon and the system of scenic bikeways.
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Is Portland Planning for Failure or Success?
Garlynn Woodsong is a planner and a frequent commenter from Portland Transport’s early days. He lives in the Alberta Arts District and is involved in the Land Use & Transportation committees of the Concordia Neighborhood Association and the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN). As Portland works to update its Comprehensive Plan, things seem to be…
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July 2013 Open Thread
Ding dong, the witch is dead. (For now). A new fiscal year starts at TriMet. New board members take office, and a new transfer printers for the bus system go online. The Powell/Division Corridor project is ready to start up. Because the demise of the aforementioned witch is dominating local transportation news, that will all.…
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Why the demise of the CRC is a victory for progressives
It’s been a nice hot weekend, so you can be pardoned if you missed the news, but the Washington Legislature adjourned without funding the Columbia River Crossing, As a result, both governors Inslee and Kitzhaber have essentially declared the project to be dead. This is viewed by welcome news by various different groups: Conservatives opposed…