Portland Transport

Google Walks

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:58 -0800

Great news for pedestrians everywhere! Google has added walking directions along side driving directions and transit trip planning....

Headed for a CRC Toll Policy Show Down?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:24 -0800

As expected, the SW Washington Regional Transportation Commission became the final local government to endorse the Columbia River Crossing Locally Preferred Alternative. But... In their endorsement they included a recommendation that tolling ONLY be used to pay for construction, NOT...

Oregon Better Positioned for Rising Gas Prices

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:33 -0800

The Oregonian covers a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council that puts Oregon 35th on the list of states most impacted by gas prices. According to the report, the average Oregon resident spent 4.8 percent of his or her...

Last Vote on CRC LPA

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:49 -0800

There's one more body that has yet to vote on the Columbia River Crossing Locally Preferred Alternative. If you want to get your licks in one last time: The Southwest Washington RTC meets on July 22, at 4 pm at...

Invasion of the Golf Carts

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:39 -0800

Sunday's O details conflict between City and State laws in allowing folks in King City and Sherwood to take their golf carts to the grocery store. The same issue is being echoed nationally. What this really points to is latent...

Glenn Jackson's Ghost Haunts CRC

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:04:53 -0800

A couple of local architects want to make sure the Columbia River Crossing doesn't turn into another flat slab bridge. “We’re not trying to derail the project,” McCulloch said in an interview. “We think it should be pursued. The operative...

Getting to Seattle, One Transit System at a Time

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:42 -0800

A request from a reader: This post recently came across the Couchsurfing.com forums: Hi folks, I've heard that it is possible to get from Portland to at least Seattle just by taking city & county buses - have any of...

Walk There

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:11:37 -0800

Taking a walk has taken on a new meaning these days. Metro has just released a book all about it. It's called "Walk There!", and it's a guide to 50 treks in and around Portland and Vancouver. OK so...

Light Rail's Next Stop: Oregon City?

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:12:54 -0800

Putting aside the ongoing CRC discussion for a few minutes, an article in Thursday's Oregonian briefly mentioned that the city of Oregon City has passed a resolution endorsing the Portland-Milwaukie light-rail line LPA that was chosen by the steering committee....

EPA Doesn't Think Much of CRC Either

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:51 -0800

From the Oregonian: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finds that bridge planners did not adequately examine the potential for a bridge to induce sprawl, increase pollution and contaminate an aquifer that supplies Vancouver and Clark County's drinking water. Among other...

Portland's Next Streetcar

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:58 -0800

The Portland Streetcar Board had the opportunity to tour the work on our prototype "made in America" vehicle at Oregon Iron Works on Wednesday....

U.S. Maglev System One Step Closer

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:42:05 -0800

Ron Swaren is a regular commenter on Portland Transport. Michael Barkoviak - June 9, 2008 5:50 AM "President Bush signed a transportation bill that will help fund a high speed maglev train between Disneyland and Las Vegas. The initial $45M...

Report Predicts 'Mass Exodus of Vehicles off America's Highways'

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:05:45 -0800

Via Planetizen: Over the next four years, we are likely to witness the greatest mass exodus of vehicles off America’s highways in history. By 2012, there should be some 10 million fewer vehicles on American roadways than there are today—a...

Vancouver USA City Council Votes for CRC LPA

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:00:37 -0800

Light Rail would extend as far as Clark College. The vote for the Columbia River Crossing Locally Preferred Alternative was unanimous....

Express Your View on the CRC NOW!

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:24 -0800

It's time to let Portland City Council know how YOU feel about the Columbia River Crossing proposal. Onward Oregon has an action page you can use to e-mail all members of Portland City Council (even if you favor the project...