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Reverse English on Skagit Collapse
It took about two minutes for the Columbia River Crossing spin machine to suggest that the Skagit Bridge collapse proves we need to build the CRC. Two opinion pieces this weekend volley the ball back over the net, with the real policy point – we need to prioritize maintenance: CLF Director Mara Gross on Blue…
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Southwest Corridor Questionnaire
This past Thursday, May 23rd, a community planning forum was held to present and discuss the current status of the SW Corridor, and solicit more community input. For those who didn’t attend, the materials have been posted on the project’s home page, and there is an online questionnaire for those who wish to add their…
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How Will Skagit Bridge Collapse Affect CRC Debate?
[First let me express relief that no one was killed in the collapse.] Yesterday’s collapse of an I-5 bridge North of Seattle will: 1) Scare Washington legislators into funding the CRC out of fear of a similar collapse. or 2) Make legislators recognize that they have many bridges with problems and they should spend their…
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Rogue’s gallery
Been a busy day on the transportation beat. Normally, at Portland Transport we like to focus on issues as opposed to personalities and such, but occasionally exceptions must be made–and today we have not one but two rogues in the dock. TriMet, fresh from a black eye over its handling of pay raises, today was…
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Are Biking and Walking “Cool”?
Portland State University Spring 2013 Friday Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Tara Goddard, PhD Student in Urban Studies, PSU Topic: Are Bicycling and Walking “Cool?”: Adolescent Attitudes about Active Travel The declining rates of physical activity among children, particularly adolescent girls, are well-documented, yet there has been insufficient research into the attitudes about health behaviors, particularly…