Transportation & Transit
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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. -
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How to Reduce Emissions and Congestion While Preparing for a Just Transition to Self-Driving Cars
An eight-point, no-regrets transportation policy wish list for 2019. -
2018 in Review: How Soon for Electric Robo-Taxis?
Electric and shared-mobility services race ahead, but the robots go slow. That’s a good thing. -
Re-legalizing Fourplexes Would Also Be Fantastic for Bike Transportation
A proposed bill in Oregon is exciting for lots of reasons. Here's just one.
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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Driving the Future: Are Self-Driving Cars Coming to Western Washington?
Q13 Fox February 23, 2018
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From Congestion to Carbon to Fatalities, Roads Are Getting Worse, WSDOT Data Show
Seattle Times December 8, 2017
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How Shared Parking Can Reduce Housing Costs and Cut Traffic
Streetsblog October 3, 2017
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What I Learned Living One Year Without a Car In Seattle
Seattle Weekly May 3, 2017
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Seattle Builds Lots of New Apartments, but Not So Many Parking Spots
Seattle Times December 3, 2016