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Impressions from the Green Line
Today was the first VIP ride on the Green Line and I had the chance to join anybody and everybody involved in transportation in the region to ride out to Clackamas Town Center. My biggest overall impression was probably looking at the system map and reflecting on how much of the region is now connected…
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You Too Can Serve on a Streetcar Advisory Committee
All right, technically there’s still a non-streetcar option in the mix: Dear community member, Thank you for your interest in the Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project. As many of you know, we are beginning the next phase of analysis on this project, an environmental review referred to as the Draft Environmental Impact Statement or…
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Local Streetcar Manufacturing Stimulating Economy
The Daily Journal of Commerce focuses on one company where a Streetcar sub-contract resulted in re-hiring 10 employees.
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TriMet Lays Out Fareless Square, Cuts Strategy
Frequent commenter Jason McHuff left this over on the open thread: –Fareless Square Change Proposed: limiting it to rail only, with Green and Yellow Line replacing free bus service on the mall –Bus Frequency Reductions Proposed (details): Many main lines go from every 15 minutes to every 17 minutes Open Houses/Public Hearings regarding those July…
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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Bicycle Justice
Sara and Elly host a conversation about bicycle justice, with lawyer Bob Mionske, author of Cycling and the Law and social worker Meghan Sinnott. Mionske will discuss the biases against bicycling inherent in law enforcement, the court system and the written law. Sinnott will talk about barriers in both mobility and justice for society’s neediest.…