January 26, 2012
TriMet: Simplification or Fare Increase?
Joe Rose at the Oregonian is reporting that a TriMet fare task force may will recommend doing away with zones, and prohibiting using transfers for return trips (transfers would only work in one direction).
While I'm a big proponent of keeping things simple, this proposal does not excite me. Beyond potential equity issues (I honestly don't know if this is better or worse for transit-dependent folks, but OPAL is already objecting) which should get a very thorough analysis, I generally prefer some relationship between distances and fares. Tying trip cost to distance is important to encourage compact land use patterns.
I suspect this is just the beginning of what will be a very intense conversation this Spring.
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January 25, 2012
Should TriMet consider the MOS for Milwaukie MAX?
Should TriMet consider the MOS for Milwaukie MAX, particularly if funding from Clackamas County is no longer available?
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January 23, 2012
The power of urban demolition
Three areas where tearing down obsolete highways or viaducts could improve the urban environment.
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What Vancouver Learned from the Olympics
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Dale Bracwell (Manager of Active Transportation for Vancouver, BC) Topic: Sustaining a Transportation Legacy from the 2010 Olympic Winter Games When: Friday, January 27, 2012, 12:00 -...
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January 20, 2012
CRC Offers Up Interchanges
Testifying before the Legislature, representatives of the Columbia River Crossing Project offered up $650M of savings by delaying freeway interchange improvements at Marine Drive, Fourth Plain, Mill Plain and SR500. Point of Order - the FEIS does not contain a...
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How Active Are Our Mayoral Candidates?
The PSU Planning Club is going to help us find out, with a candidate forum specifically on active transportation issues: Local Motion: Portland Mayoral Candidates Discuss Active Transportation at Portland State University What: A Portland Mayoral Candidates Forum on Active...
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January 19, 2012
Republican Party Chair Disses CRC and Transit in One Breath
Couv.com has the video of a joint appearance by Oregon Republican Party Chair Allen Alley and Metro President Tom Hughes, who have diametrically opposed positions on the Columbia River Crossing....
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January 16, 2012
Community opposition and infrastructure projects
A major issue with large-scale infrastructure projects, such as highways or rail transit lines, is that frequently they face community opposition. Depending on which side of the fence one sits on a particular project, such opposition can either consist...
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