The Transportation System Plan (TSP) is Portland’s roadmap for the next 20 years, charting what the city should focus on and invest in so it only accommodates the quarter-million new residents expected to move here, but does so sustainably, equitably, and in a way that fosters economic prosperity for all.
My task was to distill it into a 7-minute introduction that conveyed the key issues and challenges in a way any citizen could understand.
Portland’s Bureau of Transportation asked me to collaborate on a simple experiment: in 15 minutes at rush hour, how many people do cars vs buses vs bikes move down a certain street? It was part of an effort to convince City Council to invest in “rose lanes,” special bus-only lanes to pull transit out of congestion and make it more attractive to riders. Here’s what I created…
This past summer, I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to document an earth-shattering discovery: a primitive cave culture whose works had lain dormant for untold years. Journey along with us as we uncork… the Cave of Fermented Dreams!
Portland’s Bureau of Transportation had a problem: there were just too many fatalities and injuries – both pedestrian and driver – on some of the city’s east side streets, but the solution seemed so counter-intuitive their constituents rebelled. So they asked me to help explain the logic behind the new strategy and reboot the communications behind their outreach…
