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Bug TriMet About Something Else
Enough already with the Transit Mall Stuff. TriMet is holding several open houses on its Transit Improvement Plan (TIP), essentially its capital investment plan. The open houses are: Wednesday, March 15th, 11-2 and 4-7 in the Portland Bldg (2nd floor) Tuesday, March 21st, 4-7pm at the Portland Adventist Academy (1500 SE 96th Avenue, Portland) Wednesday,…
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Candidate Questionnaire II
Last month I proposed sending a Portland Transport questionnaire to all the candidates for Governor (well, at least the 3 top contenders in each party plus Mr. Westlund). I’ve been thinking more about this and have added a few questions. How about some more? Will the budget you submit to the legislature include funding for…
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Lessons Learned from the Transit Mall
Over the last few weeks I’ve been reporting on developments in the Transit Mall saga, and posing questions for discussion. Of course, I’ve also been integrating this in my mind and have reached some tentative conclusions. So here goes one transit advocate’s take… It’s going to happen TriMet has scheduled another Steering Committee meeting for…
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AORTA Goes on Record re Transit Mall
The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates in a letter dated March 8th, is asking the Federal Transit Administration to appoint an independent reviewer to assess the Transit Mall light rail plan. Among the concerns expressed: All trains serving Washington County must cross the Steel Bridge and pass through the Rose Quarter interlocking, because…
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Anticipation is Making Me Wait
During my trip to the Czech Republic last fall, I got to see frames being welded for our next three Streetcars. We have some photos of recent progress, they’re further along now! Notice the new colors we’re adding to our palette, Golden Yellow and Apple Green. Look for them on Portland Streets in the fall,…