Timothy Anderson
Council - District 4
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Q1 A city to learn from
What city has an approach to transportation that Portland should learn from? What specific policies, funding, design, etc., could be adopted to work here?
Tokyo, or japan in the effect that you can get anywhere in the country and everyone from non profits to commercial groups to regions are paying for it with subsidies given so smaller stops can be added, and the majority of the system is handicap friendly.
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Q2 Got it right, got it wrong
What is one specific Portland transportation project (built, abandoned, under construction, or proposed) that you think Portland got right, and one that Portland got wrong?
I think the for all the good for our transit, the fact we had to make a lot of cuts because of how separated the transit systems and the city were were just means people are going to be using their cars more to get around. I would call that what we got wrong. I would say one they could do is bring back fareless square so people can go downtown easier and get back
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Q3 Progress on biking, walking & safety
Is Portland making progress on getting more people biking and walking, and on making streets safer? What do you think is behind that trajectory?
No. Currently I would say for crash deaths we are going to match or have more then last year, on top of of response times being stretched for emergency response, we make it difficult for victims to get help in a timely manner and until we can do that we will continue to have problems. We need to make it clear if you drive you need to be aware in the city limits.
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Q4 How they get around
How do you actually get around Portland day-to-day? Commuting, errands, evening plans, etc. What is the last trip you took by bike or transit, and what's stopping you from doing more of your trips that way?
Only because I have been ill it was walking to psu on friday for a school event, generally i average between 4-6 trips on transit and another 4 just walking weekly