haselbach, 3 months ago to washington

#Washington is planning a #RoadUsageCharge (#RUC). The main driver for this seems to be that WA is mostly funding its road maintenance from the gas tax and that is projected to fall significantly, ostensibly due to EVs ("from $1.3 billion in 2026 to under $1 billion in 2035" - https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2023/10/11/washingtons-long-road-to-replacing-the-gas-tax/). I understand that the migration to EVs causes revenue loss that needs to be addressed but I'm very skeptical that an RUC can be implemented in a reasonable way.

enobacon, 9 months ago to portland

Basically since the moment #PBOT bulldozed the trees and widened 39th (now Cesar Chavez Blvd) to four lanes, residents have stories of how they & other kids were not even allowed to go near that street on their bikes. But the #Portland bureau of "#transportation" remains perplexed about how to solve the problem they created or how to make their budgets work 🙄 #Vision60or70Something #carsRuinCities #VMTreduction #BusLanes #RoadDiet #tacticalUrbanism #climateAction #jfdi

https://www.portland.gov/transportation/bbac

enobacon, 10 months ago to portland

You can see ~ Pittock Mansion from NE 28th and Glisan, but also evidence of a #RoadDiet where the centerline stripes were ground off and 4 lanes replaced with 2 + center turn lane and (unfortunately, door-zone) bike lanes and the speed reduced to 25mph. #Portland #Vision60or70Something #pdx #VisionZero