Portland
Vision Zero Momentum Builds From Philly to Portland
This Friday, more than 200 movement leaders for safe transportation will gather in New York City for a symposium on Vision Zero -- how New York and Sweden did it, and how their city can too. New York’s leadership on the issue has been inspiring: If you can make it (to zero) there, you’ll make it (to zero) anywhere.
November 10, 2014
Portland Makes Curbside Parking Easier By Taking Away Free Spots
It's a lot easier now to find a parking space in Portland.
November 10, 2014
Transit Can Cut Car Traffic Much More Than Ridership Alone Suggests
How much traffic does a transit line keep off the streets? Looking at ridership alone only tells part of the story, according a new study published in the Journal of the American Planning Association. The full impact of a transit line on motor vehicle traffic can far exceed the direct effect of substituting rail or bus trips for car trips.
October 1, 2014
DC and New Orleans Closing the Bike Commute Gap With Portland
New Census numbers are out, providing fresh data on how Americans are getting to work, and Michael Andersen at BikePortland has noticed a couple of trends.
September 18, 2014
Portland Tackled Disabled Parking Placard Abuse, and It’s Working
Disabled parking placards used to be ubiquitous in Portland. Until very recently, the city provided unlimited free street parking to placard holders, estimated at a $2,000 annual value. Many cars bearing these placards would remain in prime spots for weeks or months without moving.
August 6, 2014
Study: Drivers Less Likely to Yield for Black Pedestrians
You've heard the expression "driving while black?" Perhaps "walking while black" is a thing, too.
May 23, 2014
Parking Madness: Portland vs. El Cerrito, California
The contenders in today's Parking Madness competition prove parking craters can happen anywhere, even in progressive metro areas where the regional economy is booming and transit is a solid travel option.
March 27, 2014
Four Reasons Cities Can’t Afford Not to Invest in Bike Infrastructure
It isn't window dressing. Or a "hip cities" thing. Bike infrastructure -- not the watered-down stuff, but high-quality bikeways that get more people on bikes -- is becoming a must-have for cities around the U.S.
January 16, 2014
Bike Signals Get the Green Light From Engineering Establishment
Think of it as a Christmas gift: On December 24, the gatekeepers who determine which street treatments should become standard tools for American engineers decided to add bike signals to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, sometimes called "the bible of traffic engineering."
January 6, 2014
Real Estate Trend: Parking-Free Apartment Buildings
A wave of new residential construction projects in places like Seattle, Boston, and Miami are showing that, yes, modern American cities can build housing without any car parking on site.
December 10, 2013