CTAG – Transportation Issues in the News
For our CTAG members and anyone else who might be interested, below are some recently published news stories, reports of various institutions, and other studies that we’ve noticed and think pertain to transportation issues our region is facing.
- Climate and transportation
- “Can Portland be a Climate Leader Without Reducing Driving?” – April 21, 2022, New York Times
A look at how Portland, Oregon; despite notably large investments in transit, active transportation, and some changes to residential zoning; is still not on track to meet their GHG emission-reduction targets.
- “Can Portland be a Climate Leader Without Reducing Driving?” – April 21, 2022, New York Times
- Freight transportation
- “The Real Reason America Doesn’t Have Enough Truck Drivers” – Feb 9, 2022, New York Times
An issue that affects us regionally but is national (and even continental) in scope.
- “The Real Reason America Doesn’t Have Enough Truck Drivers” – Feb 9, 2022, New York Times
- Land use, zoning
- “The Next Affordable City is Already too Expensive” – Feb 20, 2022 – The Seattle Times
With growing attention paid to the connection between land-use and transportation, this look at national housing and migration trends uses Spokane, WA as a case study. Especially interesting in light of current deliberations in the WA state legislature about lifting restrictions on housing types, transit oriented development, and climate action.
- “The Next Affordable City is Already too Expensive” – Feb 20, 2022 – The Seattle Times