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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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How I would untangle the Rose Quarter
Regular readers will recognize Bob Richardson as “Bob R.” who has provided many cogent and informative comments. I’m happy to now welcome Bob as a Portland Transport contributor! – Chris The Rose Quarter area is one of the most intense mix of transportation modes in the city of Portland. Three (soon four) MAX lines converge…
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How Not to Ride MAX
Thanks to Jonathan Maus from bikeportland.org for this photo he snapped on Sunday near the Gotham Tavern along Interstate MAX.
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Light Rail to Forest Grove?
Now that I’m serving on MPAC, I’m making an effort to get out to various corners of the region and meet with local officials to get a better perspective on regional issues through a local lens. I started with a trek out to Forest Grove, where Richard Kidd, who also chairs MPAC this year, is…
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Mall Discontent II
Update – the morning after: Former Mayor Vera Katz, who chaired the original steering committee that signed off the design is now suggesting that the new information needs a review, as reported in the Tribune. Whatever you think about the downtown Transit Mall plan, it’s pretty clear TriMet is out of favor with the Downtown…