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First Time I was Hoping to See a Fare Inspector
So I could show off my iPhone ticket. This morning I became a beta tester for the Globe Sherpa app. I haven’t used all the bells and whistles yet, but the core functionality is pretty straightforward. I purchased four 2-hour tickets with my credit card. The app ‘stores’ these for me. I then ‘used’ one…
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U.S. PIRG Report Documents Decline in Driving
The report indicates two major demographic trends: Baby Boomers are “aging out” of driving, while Millenials are adopting it at much lower rates. The report also makes policy recommendations (review large highway projects) in response to the trends. A NYTimes article today includes coverage of the report.
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How Do We Get an Antifragile Transit System?
It would appear that the failure of a single surge protector effectively disrupted most MAX trips during the morning rush hour yesterday. That would seem to be the definition of “fragile” – a small failure has a non-linear (and much amplified) effect on the whole system. I could draw a similar analogy with a car…
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Powell/Division project to (officially) start in July
For quite some time, BRT (of various sorts) has been talked about in the TriMet system. It was considered for the original MAX line (at a time in which both BRT and LRT were virtually unheard of in the US); and it was given some serious consideration for PMLR. It remains a leading contender for…
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Oregon Passenger Rail Project meetings this week
The Oregon Department of Transportation is running an initiative known as the Oregon Passenger Rail Project, seeking to improve intercity rail in the Willamette Valley. There will be two meetings in the Portland area this week for those interested: May 7: SE Metro Community Advisory Group Meeting 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pioneer Center Ballroom…