Not entirely surprising. I'm betting it wasn't unanimous, however.

4 to 3 vote
Karlock was there and filmed the whole thing

Oooh, closely divided. Swayed by The O??

Very short blurb in the O this morning:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1140495922101450.xml&coll=7

- Bob R.

I hope this leads to some transit plans that make financial sense--not what simply benefits a particular interest group. I am looking forward to Comm. Adams conference--have already sent him a letter.

A split vote from a NA that earlier had signed off on the plan will not have much impact, indeed should not have much.
One advantage of the Weave is that it allows riders to transfer between MAX and bus without crossing tracks.
The through lane should be a good bicycle route through Downtown as well, comparable to Yamhill/Morrison.
Now we need to move on to the next big thing...getting the Yellow Line across the Columbia.

I've heard a lot of talk recently about the design for the new unbroken auto lane on the mall being a good thing for bicyclists as well--shouldn't we be calling this the "auto/bike lane" then? And, does anyone know if planners are going to be painting 'sharrows' in this lane? That would placate my concerns about this PBA-friendly design considerably.

For those interested:

Portland Mall Revitalization Steering Committee
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, 1:30-3 p.m.
City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave., Pettygrove Room

AGENDA

1:30-1:40 p.m.
Co-Chairs Remarks
Mayor Tom Potter and
TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen

1:40-2:00 p.m.
Portland Mall Operations Review
Neil McFarlane, TriMet Executive Director of Capital Projects & Facilities
Alan, Lehto, TriMet Manager of Transit Corridor Planning

2:00-2:30 p.m.
Report from the Portland Mall Citizen Advisory Committee
(CAC) and Mall Management Group (MMG)
Phil Kalberer, CAC Chair
Scott Andrews, MMG chair

2:30-2:45 p.m.
Final Design Update
Doug Obletz, Shiels Obletz Johnsen

2:45-2:50 p.m.
Timeline for approval for Federal Transit Administration’s
Full Funding Grant Agreement
Neil McFarlane, TriMet

2:50-3:00 p.m.
Public Testimony

Shouldn't we be calling this the "auto/bike lane" then?

It is officially being referred to as a "multi-modal lane". As to specific paving treatments, signage or markings, those have not yet been decided.

- Bob R.

Thanks for the clarification, Bob.

thanks for the meeting tip Bob R! Sounds like a good lunch-time event. (Man, am I a nerd).

thanks for the meeting tip Bob R! Sounds like a good lunch-time event. (Man, am I a nerd).

I can't be there, I hope someone can give us a report.

I was there for most of it; report coming tonight.
Chris, are you familiar with the players on the steering committee? The best comments were from someone whose name I could not get.

I could not find a steering committee list online, and only ever attended one of their meetings, so I don't recall much about the membership.

Man, Jim Howell just blanked when I asked him the name of the guy who did most of the "myth debunking." I need to tak to Tom's office for a list (or better yet the woman from the O). Another guy whose name I did not catch (they had this weird thing about only giving nameplates to the mayor, Sam, Bradgdon and one or two other people) was the past prez of DNA, who basically called BS on the current committee's claims that they had no IDEA what the plan was. He was the highlight of the meeting by far. Retired teacher.