Portland transportation: PBOT is broke, the city has a $600 million annual O&M deficit, 50% of streets are in “poor or very poor” condition, and traffic deaths are up sharply. So why is spending $1.9
If we’re so broke, why are we spending $2 billion to widen a mile of freeway? Read Post »
What City Observatory Did This Week Profligacy for freeways, penury for city streets: Why Portland’s transportation system is broken.  There’s a glaring chasm in transportation finance in Portland. While the city is broke and half
The Week Observed, February 28, 2025 Read Post »
If it can make it there, it can make it anywhere: It’s up to you New York, New York. The big urbanism news of the past few weeks has been the debut and stunning early
De-congestion pricing works Read Post »
If you are a regular reader of City Observatory, you know that we’ve been experiencing some technical difficulties for the pas two months. I’m pleased to report that we’ve largely restored the functionality of the
And, we’re back (almost) Read Post »
Highway department’s are selling multi-billion dollar highway widening projects based on flawed traffic projections. The projections prepared for the predecessor of the proposed $7.5 billion Interstate Bridge Replacement project predicted traffic would grow 1.3 percent
History shows IBR modeling is simply wrong Read Post »
What City Observatory Did This Week IBR Traffic Forecasts Violate Portland Region’s Climate Commitments.  Portland’s adopted Regional Transportation Plan commits the Metro area to reduce total vehicle miles traveled by 12 percent over the next
The Week Observed, November 9, 2024 Read Post »
