The Portland Bureau of Transportation is making steady progress on their march toward safer streets. They’ve queued up an impressive slate of capital projects, worked the legislature to gain authority for speed limits and enforcement cameras, and have passed important plans with the policy backbone that enables them to do things like remove auto parking … Read more
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty wants the transportation bureau to do more about distracted walking.
40 blocks of upgrades.
The cat is officially out of the bag. In a story posted this morning, the Willamette Week reported that PBOT Commissioner Chloe Eudaly wants to go big for bus only lanes. In 18 months, Portland streets could see the most dramatic change in public transit since the arrival of the streetcar. All it will take … Read more
It’s been many years since we’ve had a transportation commissioner as willing to voice progressive ideas and positions as Chloe Eudaly. I’m not sure if it’s because Commissioner Eudaly is simply more comfortable on social media than any other council member, or because she sees the communication channel as a strategic tool to shift the … Read more
Concerns about climate change were made loud and clear to Metro’s Transportation Funding Task Force at their meeting last night. Metro is leading an effort to raise what some say could be as much as $20 billion for transportation infrastructure around the regional via a bond measure that could go to voters in November. As … Read more
Portland’s enforcement debate.
Two deaths, two serious injuries in 15 months.
Another brick in the wall to stop this project.
She commented on our Facebook page.
We finally have a commissioner who is ready to lead.
Her first event as PBOT commish.