Linda Baker
New transport alliances emerge
Uber partners with Green Cab; Lyft, Car2Go join TriMet Tickets. From OregonLive: Green Cab was a member of the Transportation Fairness Alliance, a coalition of several Portland taxi companies that lobbied city officials to more strictly regulate so-called “transportation network companies” like Uber and Lyft. Under the new partnership, Green Cab will provide wheelchair-accessible service … Read more
Portland Gets the Bike Share Program It’s Always Wanted
Although Portland is known as an American cycling mecca, Rose City denizen Kirsten Holmes doesn’t commute by bike as much as she did a few years ago. The issue isn’t illness or injury. Rather, the physician’s assistant used to live in the Hague, the bicycle-friendly capital of The Netherlands. “We rode bikes everywhere there,” Holmes … Read more
Long-term Battle Over Short-term Rentals
The forces supporting and opposing the short-term rentals craze are facing off in Hood River. The outcome of the battle could have national implications for STR conversions in other small tourist destination towns. Hood River’s housing stock has always included vacation rental properties. But two opposing trends have created a divisive community controversy over the … Read more
Short-line Freight Railroads
After decades of neglect and shrinking influence, short-line railroads are showing their relevance once more to Oregon’s economy. But as communities like Coos Bay win plaudits from the rail industry for restoring these short-distance links to the national railroad system, others, like Tillamook, are opting to abandon old tracks — reflecting a divided approach to … Read more
Blazing a Digital Trail
During a media briefing held at the Moda Center last week, the Trail Blazers and three technology companies offered a peek into a dizzying array of digital products aimed at helping the team radically expand its marketing and outreach. The Trail Blazers have invested more than $20 million in capital improvements over the past two … Read more