Portland Business Journal The Portland Transportation Bureau has recommended that a Nashville, Tenn., firm receive a contract to oversee the city’s six SmartPark garages. Central Parking System won the recommendation to receive the garage management contract over four other companies, including Star Park, which had won the contract seven years ago over a group overseen…

From everyone here at ecoShuttle, Happy Earth Day!  I know we’re a couple days early, but we’re just so excited for this warmer weather and our favorite type of transport:  Weddings and Wine Tours.  We are offering Memorial Day Weekend wine tours for groups and we will put individuals on waiting lists to see if…

Companies in the Oregon city don’t just talk about sustainability and renewable resources—they follow through. Employees wouldn’t have it any other way. By Michelle V. Rafter n Portland, Oregon, your company isn’t really green unless you’ve got a bike cage in the parking structure, a compost bin in the lunchroom, fume-free paint on the walls…

Here’s the official press release from the Trail Blazers about the big event tomorrow!: A free prize raffle for an autographed Bill Walton helmet A “dress like Bill Walton” contest Community bike awareness events on the Rose Quarter Commons A designated bike section for the first 100 ticket buyers, with JumboTron recognition. Post game free-throw…

Submitted by Megan McConville on April 2, 2010No Comment The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is joining the growing list of federal agencies recognizing the benefits of active and sustainable transportation. Photo: shoothead. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportationand now Health and Human Services, all…

By Inna Levin SmartTrips Business is an outreach program of the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) that helps local businesses inform their customers and employees of sustainable transportation options to reach their destination. Its final report for the first year in the North and Northwest Portland neighborhoods is now out and can be found here. Between…

By Jeff Manning, The Oregonian March 24, 2010, 4:20PM A promising Bend-based solar power company has been bought out by a Colorado competitor for as much as $90 million in cash and stock. Advanced Energy Industries Inc. of Fort Collins, Colo., has purchased PV Powered, a maker of so-called inverters, a fundamental component of solar…

Press release from: CH2M Hill – Green Growth Cascadia Green Growth Cascacdia Logo Store this image in big size (openPR) – Transportation engineers from Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, and Edmonton have teamed up to start Green Growth Cascadia (greengrowthCC.com) to promote awareness of how basic engineering and transportation decisions can affect our carbon footprint…

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 04:30 By Oliver M. Bayani P.G.E.’s solar roofs will cover the top of seven distribution warehouses of ProLogis. Above is a rendering of the project. Photo from BusinessWire Portland General Electric will add to its solar energy portfolio a 2.4-megawatt solar rooftop project in Oregon that is said to be the largest…

  TAIPEI, Taiwan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Taipei Plas is about to make it happen! It’s the venue that brings together the entire industry and lays out the roadmap for the coming three years. At the coming event there will be a fresh focus on eco-friendly plastics and rubber making. There will be 14 seminars packed with insiders on…

POSTED: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 02:41 PM PT BY: Nathalie Weinstein Tags: biodiesel, Portland Water Bureau, SeQuential Jay Dykeman of Jay’s Garage in Southeast Portland fills up a car with a biodiesel blend. The city has decided to wait on a mandate that all diesel fuel sold in Portland have at least a 10…

Carpooling lets employees share rides (and costs) with fellow commuters. Portland’s Office of Transportation (PDOT) can help your employees find carpooling partners and discounted parking at select locations while helping your business provide employee subsidy options. PDOT can help your employees connect with other people interested in carpooling. PDOT is a sponsor the CarpoolMatchNW program, which allows your employees to log…