What City Observatory this week 1. Portland’s progress (or lack thereof) on climate. Portland likes to present itself as a climate leader, but the latest data on transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions shows that Portland is
The Week Observed, December 20, 2019 Read Post »
The most basic concept in economics is that higher prices lead to less consumption, yet this fact is routinely ignored in transportation planning and policy. If we got the prices right, many of our most
Transportation planners flunk Econ 101: Price elasticity of demand Read Post »
Portland has soaring climate rhetoric, but 1,000 pounds per person more in greenhouse gases from driving Portland has adopted bold climate goals, but when it comes to the single largest local source of greenhouse gas
Portland’s Phony, Failing Climate Strategy Read Post »
What City Observatory this week 1. Oregon DOT repeats its idle lie about emissions. It’s every highway builder’s go-to response to climate change:Â we could reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we could just keep cars
The Week Observed, December 13, 2019 Read Post »
The Oregon Department of Transportation has a decades long-tradition of ignoring Portland Public Schools when it comes to freeway projects So here’s our story so far. The Oregon Department of Transportation, ODOT, is proposing to
Freeway deja vu all over again: The freeway builders ignore school kids Read Post »
ODOT Director Kris Strickler makes a phony claim that we can fight climate change by reducing traffic idling in congestion Asked about how his agency will respond to the challenge of climate change, newly nominated
ODOT’s Climate Lie: An idle theory of greenhouse gas emissions Read Post »
