In Miami, e-scooters pay four to 50 times as much to use the public roads as cars If we want to encourage greener, safer travel, we should align the prices we charge with our values
Miami’s E-Scooters: Revisiting the Double Standard Read Post »
Oregon legislation goes whole hog on highways HB 3065 would launch a whole new round of freeway boondoggles, and plunge the state into debt to pay for them The classic Robert Moses scam:Â Drive stakes,
Wholly Moses: Pave now, pay later 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 »
Editor’s Note: City Observatory is pleased to present this guest commentary from GB Arrington, longtime veteran of Portland’s transit and land use planning systems, explaining why he’s against a proposed $5 billion transportation bond measure
Why this Portland transit veteran is voting no on Metro’s bond Read Post »
Metro’s proposed $5 billion transportation measure makes no sense for the region, for transportation, for our economy, for our kids and for our planet. Portland’s regional government, Metro, will be asking voters in November to
The case against Metro’s $5 billion transportation bond Read Post »
Promoting biking requires ending the big, hidden subsidies to car ownership and use It easy to be in love with cycling in Copenhagen. Bikes are the mode of transport most favored for trips to work
Copenhagen’s cycling success: Make cars pay their way, not just bike lanes Read Post »
