Why an obscure highway cost study is suddenly in the spotlight
Trucking advocates have used the study to file a lawsuit against ODOT that seeks tax refunds.
Trucking advocates have used the study to file a lawsuit against ODOT that seeks tax refunds.
Freight plays a massive role in cycling safety and infrastructure discussions.
So let’s get it straight: The sky isn’t falling, it’s just getting less toxic.
More momentum for getting rid of dangerous, toxic trucks in the urban core.
A golden opportunity to right-size last-mile freight delivery in the urban core.
Where rubber hits the road with the balancing act between truck driver convenience and human lives.
The change comes in response to a high-profile death on Powell Blvd.
“It’s really cool that a big company like that was like, ‘yeah, this makes sense.’ It just validates what we’re doing.” – Phillip Ross, B-Line Urban Delivery This just in from the worlds of micromobility and urban freight delivery… Electric scooter company Lime has inked a deal with Portland’s B-Line Urban Delivery to decarbonize their … Read more
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has launched an update to the Freight Master Plan and the first place they stopped to ask for feedback was the bicycle advisory committee. That makes sense given the tragic legacy of death and injury left behind by drivers of big trucks on Portland’s central city streets. For years we’ve … Read more
“Time [the Portland Freight Committee] was sent packing or at least reconfigured”— Lenny Anderson My visit to the Portland Freight Committee (PFC) earlier this month led to an interesting revelation: Turns out, members of this influential committee think the use of large freight trucks on North Lombard should be prioritized above everything else. To say … Read more
“You’ve got a major freight street here, and again, major freight streets are being turned into multimodal parkways. I don’t understand that.”— Portland Freight Committee member