Power Couple: Jenna Adams-Kalloch and Andrew Kalloch
Our new Power Couple feature debuts with a snapshot of two Portland millennials working in the smart transportation and sharing economy sectors.
Travel and Transportation
Launch: Mobilizing Cities
New mobility and logistics startups aim to make urban and freight transportation more efficient.
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
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
Losing Altitude
Oregon’s rural airports face an uncertain future.
Catch that Train!
As high-speed rail inches forward, could new routes cut congestion and revitalize rural economies?
Epitaph for a Boondoggle
The CRC is a cautionary tale about how we plan for, finance and invest in transportation infrastructure.