The Oregon and Washington transportation departments understated the funding gap for a revived I-5 Columbia River Bridge by more than $1 billion Correcting for an arithmetic error increases the gap between identified revenues and potential
The real $3.4 billion hole in the I-5 bridge project Read Post »
Far from increasing traffic congestion, more on-line shopping reduces it, by reducing personal shopping trips Delivery trucks generate 30 times less travel than people traveling to stores to make the same purchases The more deliveries
Black Friday, Cyber-Monday and the myth of gridlock Tuesday Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Gridlock Tuesday? The day after a nation celebrates its socially distanced “Zoom Thanksgiving” we’ll look to see how the pandemic affects the traditional “Black Friday”
The Week Observed, November 30, 2020 Read Post »
There’s no shortage of cynical greenwashing to sell climate-killing highway widening projects GeorgiaDOT and AASHTO have a new PR gimmick to promote the same old product AASHTO—the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials—was
More cynical greenwashing from the highway industry Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Seven reasons you should be optimistic about cities in a post-pandemic world. There’s widespread pessimism about the future of cities. With the pandemic-induced advent of work-at-home, many people
The Week Observed, November 13, 2020 Read Post »
Portland voters resoundingly defeated a proposed multi-billion dollar payroll tax to pay for transportation projects The two areas slated for the biggest benefits voted against the measure:Â The Southwest Corridor and East Portland both opposed
Why—and where—Metro’s $5 billion transportation bond measure failed Read Post »
