Transportation & Transit
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How Not to Be a Transit Supervillain
King County Metro has become a national hero of good transit. On Tuesday, it could take the next step: letting riders pay for parking if they want to. -
New Data Trove Answers Key Questions about Congestion Pricing
Hourly vehicle speeds by road segment provide insight into potential toll programs. -
How New York Won Congestion Pricing
Here are five ways advocates made progress and created an example for cities in Cascadia to follow. -
Great News: Portland’s Next Rail Line May Have Fewer Parking Garages
Equitable mobility requires good transit---not giving away free parking. -
Should Portland Try Decongestion Pricing?
It might be able to avoid a $450 million mega freeway expansion. -
FAQ About I-5 Rose Quarter Expansion and Decongestion Pricing in Portland
11 answers to your questions. -
Commuters Would Come Out Ahead with Rush-Hour Tolls
A large majority of Seattle voters oppose tolling today; better information on the benefits might change their minds. -
Here’s What Oregon’s Huge New Transit Housing Bill Would Legalize
A recent report estimated that this level of development would cut public infrastructure costs 89 percent and cut driving 34 percent. -
Believe It or Not, Trump Put a Huge Tax on Parking Lots, Maybe by Mistake
But the IRS might let big companies wriggle out of it. You can comment until Feb. 22.
The way we design our cities and towns, as well as the modes of transport we use to move through them, can either help or hinder residents’ ability to reduce their carbon footprints. Whether that means unleashing innovative affordable housing solutions, prioritizing spaces for people over spaces for cars and parking, or shifting our transportation thinking away from boondoggle megaprojects, we can shape our communities to fulfill a more sustainable future.
Recent Reports & Graphics
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Who Pays for Parking?
The hidden costs of housing. -
Shifting into Reverse
Northwest gasoline consumption makes a modest decline. -
Rural Sprawl in Metropolitan Portland
A comparison of growth management in Oregon and Washington
Press Clips
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Proposed Portland-Area Transportation Measure Could Designate Half of Funds to Highway and Road Infrastructure
Willamette Week April 22, 2019
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Portland Promises a ‘Green’ Highway Expansion. It’s Not.
City Lab February 28, 2019
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Portland Says a New Highway Expansion Will Be Better for the Environment
Slate February 25, 2019
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Oregon Lawmakers Are Pushing for Dense Housing on Portland’s Transit Lines
Willamette Week February 19, 2019
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Transportation Technology Can Deliver Us from Viaduct-Closure Gridlock
Seattle Times January 2, 2019